gossip; corner of the mouth
to be pulled in (fish); to be landed
reopening; resumption; restarting
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
elder sister; effeminate man
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
business trip; official trip
soccer club (at a school); football club
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
nothing in particular; none in particular
member of a (school) club who does not partake in the club's activities
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
being very popular; being in great demand; octopus dried on skewers
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
to collapse into; to flop onto
using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can
to fight against; to oppose; to face
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow