stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
immediately; right away; on the spot
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
all around; as far as the eye can see
falling over; toppling sideways
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to fall on one's backside
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
rescue mission; evacuation operation
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to hold a sword above one's head; to be haughty; to be arrogant
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to let an opportunity slip
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
in accordance with; according to
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
stopping functioning; being out of service
maximum permissible level or dosage