to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
interferer; meddler; buttinsky
discretion; consideration; allowance
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
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.)
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected