... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
whichever one chooses; either way
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
to slope; to descend; to slide (snow, etc.)
avalanche; snowslide; avalanche; avalanche jōseki
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
playing with balls (e.g. football, playing catch, etc.)
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
without gaps; closely packed; always; usually; often; frequently
pillbug; pill bug; woodlouse; sowbug; sow bug; slater
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself