obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
know your place!; know your station!; don't overestimate yourself!
madness; craziness; insanity
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to pluck; to pick; to tear
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
far sight and deep design
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
brightness; splendour; splendor
amount of light; quantity of light
silence; stillness; quietness
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
family name; lineage; birth; clan
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china