to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to leave as is; to ignore
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
thereupon; shortly thereafter
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
timid; fainthearted; weak-willed
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
directly opposite; right in front
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline
reconstruction; rebuilding; restructuring
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people