branch road; byroad; side street; digression
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
ability; performance; efficiency
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
in proportion to; according to; depending on
good humour (humor); good mood
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
rest; break; recess; intermission
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
nape (of the neck); nucha
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
engineer; technical officer
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
with a start; with a jump
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
bloodshed; bloody event; bloody violence
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
middle of the night; dead of night
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
to the end; entirely; in full
mole; lentigo; beauty mark; beauty spot