base of the tongue; root of the tongue
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to take a firm stand; to argue about
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
courtesy call; courtesy visit
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
Children's Day (national holiday; May 5)
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
to be appointed to a rank
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
personal grudge; personal enmity
down to earth; reasonable
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)