single word; a few words; brief comment
acid reflux; bile reflux; pyrosis; gloating; gratification; satisfaction
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to be silent; to say nothing
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
question; inquiry; enquiry
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
in the meanwhile; during the time
snake; serpent; large snake
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to become empty; to be emptied
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more