stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
in a day; in a brief space of time
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
fair exchange; equivalent exchange; exchange of equal value
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
one of these days; someday; one day
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
sentiment; sentimentality
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
equality; uniformity; evenness
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
crushed stone; macadam; crushing (rock)
to win and advance to the next round
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
interruption; suspension; break
detour; circumvention; turning movement
passing through without stopping; passing by
curiosity; inquisitiveness