to send flying with a kick
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
imagination; supposition; guess
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
popular name; common name; given name
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
headquarters; head office; main office
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days