to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to take flight; to disappear
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
ceremonial sake decanter with a spout and semicircular handle
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
inspection; examination; checking
little finger; pinky; little toe
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
occurrence; happening; taking place; completion
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
punishment; judgement; judgment
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to live; to make a living; to get on with
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to some extent; to a certain extent
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
sitting upright (properly)
favorite; favourite; habitually used
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right