narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
cheap article; poor quality article
to draw in (one's body); to duck (one's head)
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
storm and stress; Sturm und Drang
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
charging (electrically); electrification
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
Japanese rat snake (Elaphe climacophora)
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee