to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to touch; to finger; to play with; (arch.) to tease; (arch.) to make fun of
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
later on; eventually; afterwards
language area of the cortex; speech centre (center)
readjustment; realignment
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
well-mannered; courteous; polite
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
to be horrified; to be filled with trepidation
deliberate; careful; thoughtful; deeply laid plan
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere