hives; nettle rash; urticaria
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to be ready to cry; to be on the point of tears
manners; behavior; behaviour
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
people; men and women; each person; everybody
little finger; pinky; little toe
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
hey there; I say; see here
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
pinky swear; pinky promise; making a pledge by hooking each other's little fingers
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
one revolution; one rotation
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased