to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
race (of people); type of person
unprecedented; never seen before
event; phenomenon; matter
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
dark night; moonless night
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
lieutenant general; vice-shogun
pure rice; (of sake, vinegar, etc) made from only rice, kōji, and water; junmai sake (sake in which the only ingredients are rice and yeast)
top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less