illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
horn-shaped pastry with chocolate filling
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
drink box; carton (milk, juice, etc.); paper bag (for vacuum cleaners)
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
par; equivalence; face value; parity
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to lean against; to set against
right under; directly below; right beneath
how many people; a number of people
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
be (that) as it may; having said that
around the world; throughout the world
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
(bulge of one's) biceps; zeal; effort; enthusiasm
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
roots of grass; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file; places hidden from sight
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to march (someone) off (e.g. to the police station); to lead away; to take away