rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
silence (not speaking); muteness
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to be forward; to be impertinent
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
furigana; kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to express (in words); to confess
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
murder; homicide; manslaughter
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post