to buy; to purchase; to buy out
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
1000 sheets (of paper); many pages; book tripe; bible tripe; leaf tripe
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
deadly serious; deadly earnest
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
person concerned; interested party; related party
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion
good humour (humor); good mood
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax