just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
just because; even if; even though
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
outline; summary; gist; basic points
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
going off to urinate together
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
prohibition; ban; embargo
pornographic magazine or book sold wrapped in plastic
matter for the police; brush with the law
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
comprehension; understanding
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
description; account; delineation; (a) predicative; predication
presentation techniques; way of showing something
marks or dots written alongside a word to indicate stress or draw the reader's attention; emphasis mark; guiding marks written beside kanji to facilitate reading of kanbun
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
short pause; short interval
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
small number; few; minority
twentieth century; Nijisseiki pear (variety of nashi); Nijusseiki pear
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on