(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
festival; feast; carnival
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
home area; home town; local
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
every year; yearly; annually
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to gather; to collect; to assemble
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
main cause; primary factor
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
substitute national holiday; day off in lieu of a national holiday that falls on a Sunday; compensatory holiday
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)