thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
to speak through the nose; to nasalize
cry (of baby); mewl (of kitten)
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car
decommissioned vehicle; out of service vehicle; deregistered vehicle; unregistered vehicle; deregistering (vehicle); unregistering
major leaguer; major league player
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
base (logarithmic, exponential, number system); radix; base (triangle, cone, cylinder, etc.); type; kind
that's too bad; too bad for you!
small; fine; minute; stingy; cheap
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)
palm heel; heel of the palm
humerus (upper bone in arm)
dissection; autopsy; analysis
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
grand champion considered to be truly great, usually with over 10 makuuchi tournament wins
slapping the opponent with the open hand
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
submission (wrestling, judo, etc.)
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to be highhanded; to be arrogant; to be overbearing
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
cranial nerves; cerebral nerves
replay speed; playback speed; refresh rate
the "a" column of the Japanese syllabary table (a, i, u, e, o)
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
always conducting oneself as though one were on a battlefield; being combat ready at all times (of a person)
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
(brute) force; using all one's might
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
delusion; trick of the imagination