lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to tumble down; to roll down
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
stout; well-fleshed; well-built; well-padded; plump
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
finish; finishing; finishing touches
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
kindergartener; preschooler
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to open (one's eyes) wide
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
ten-gallon hat; cowboy hat
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
side; flank; position where one is not directly involved (in a matter); outsider's position; the sidelines
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
all eyes (of the public); (in) full view of the public; (with) everyone looking on; (focus of) public attention
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
to reflect; to throw back light
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to badger; to pester; to beg
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree