to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
had better ...; had better not ...
no, not like that (but like this)
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
at once; immediately; right now
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
conditional; qualified; with conditions attached
peremptory command; must-obey order; absolute instruction; categorical imperative
special; particular; peculiar; unique
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields; versatile; all-round; (lit.) 8 faces and 6 arms
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
dwelling place of hermits; pure land away from the world
spilt water; spilled water
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
ability; performance; efficiency
what's done is done; it is no use crying over spilt milk; (lit.) spilt water won't go back into its tray
wise saying; famous saying; witty remark
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
redoing; doing over again
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
prohibition of use (of); ban on using (something)
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
Nihi (the two former provinces of Hizen and Higo)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
peace; peace sign; V sign
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
several people; a few people
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to smile (at); to grin (at)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief