call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch
with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
small grain; small stature or ability
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to straighten up; to sit upright
slimy; slippery; (arch.) (moving) slowly
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
softly; mildly; gently; politely
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
for a while; for some time; for a period
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths
publisher; publishing house; publishing company