unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
in order; in turn; one by one
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
using as an intermediary; through
one by one; in detail; minutely
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
right side; style of Japanese court music
the opposite direction; the other way
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
self-purification; self-cleansing
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
counter for books; volume
to gain knowledge; to build up one's knowledge
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
tool; implement; means; furniture
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
catalpa bow; spirit bow; bow used to summon spirits, made of Japanese cherry birch, catalpa, or other wood
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
queue jumping; breaking into a line; muscling in on; interrupt
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling