between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
strength; power; proficiency; ability
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
straight-laced person; stubborn person
just because; even if; even though
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
confections; sweets; candy; cake
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to understand from experience