detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
separation; farewell; parting
outsider; someone outside of a group
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to be crazy; to be mad; to have a screw loose
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
in the end; at the end of the day
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
courteous; decorous; polite
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
existence; possession; having; limited company
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to jump upon (a moving object)
sense of values; values; value system
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh