worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
hostility; antagonism; opposition
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
direct descent; direct line
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
silence; stillness; quietness
to be prolonged; to drag on
to be exhausted; to be tired out
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
(social) position; status
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
don't you think?; indicates question
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to bend; to warp; to curve
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
Hyottoko; comical male character with puckered, skewed mouth; clown; ugly mug; ugly guy
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)