with a bang (of a gun); with a boom (of artillery); with a thud; with a thump
cutting (vegetables) into long, thin shavings; shaving into slivers; shavings
ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba); gingko; maidenhair tree
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
baked seaweed; toasted seaweed
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)
to make an appeal; to urge
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
attentive; scrupulous; tactful; tasteful; smart
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
feminine; womanly; female
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
werewolf; Werewolf (social deduction game); Mafia
way of affixing something; way of recording something (to a logbook, etc.)
hand bath (for improving blood circulation)
calamity; misfortune; disaster
unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō); bad year; annus horribilis
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, incl. porpoises, belugas, etc.)
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
woman who has divorced and moved back to her parents; moving back to one's parents after getting divorced; leaving and then returning (to a company, etc. one has previously left); leaving from and returning to the same port (of a ship)
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
exceptionally effective; overwhelming effectiveness