defeating in an instant; instant kill
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
private (soldier); (common) soldier; ranks; rank and file
(senior player's) king; Ōshō (one of the eight major titles in professional shogi)
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
reminiscent smile; laughing at a memory; smiling to oneself as one recalls something pleasant or amusing
summertime; summer season
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
to kill; to choke the life out of
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
suffix for familiar person
throwing up; vomiting; croaking (of a frog); ribbit ribbit; gross!; yuck!
dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age
(endlessly) doting (on someone); (constantly) petting (someone) as if they were a pet
woman or girl who acts cute by playing innocent and helpless
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
with a squish; with a splat
manipulation of information; spin
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
talent for poetry; poetic genius
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
adopted daughter; foster daughter
one's person; around one's person
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
offense and defense; offence and defence
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
every month; each month; monthly
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
sending back; return to sender
word game; wordplay; playing with words
beginning of a line (of writing)
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
funny song; comic song; limerick
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
the lower classes; the common people