imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
sofa; couch; lounge chair
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
impoliteness; carelessness; misconduct; clumsiness
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
magnanimity; forgiveness; generosity
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
pleased to make your acquaintance
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to press a question; to cross-examine
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
always conducting oneself as though one were on a battlefield; being combat ready at all times (of a person)
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
band; zone; range; bandwidth
wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
segment; arthromere; metamere; somite
feeding habit (e.g. of an animal); feeding habitat
triple time; three important requisites
turning into a cooler state; cooling down
surface of the earth; ground surface
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
probe each other; sound each other out
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
strict order; peremptory command
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle