at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
finger flick to the forehead
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
serious; severe; grave; acute
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
when it becomes; when it comes to
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
at first; in the beginning; originally
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
double slap in the face (second slap administered by the return motion of the back of the hand)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
breathing of a sleeping person
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep