roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
oracle; revelation; divine message; tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk
difference; discrepancy; variation
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to run around (wildly); to rush about all over the place; to make every effort (to do); to do everything one can
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
nod; inclination of the head
to say (something) over one's shoulder
toxicity; virulence; toxic; virulent; poisonous
to add (e.g. a postscript)
one's regular inn; one's usual hotel
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
mediation; intermediation; procuration; entertainment; treatment; reception
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
innermost depths of one's heart
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
hour of death; one's last moments; end of one's life
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
curses come home to roost; (lit.) if you curse someone, dig two graves
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
with a clink (click, clack)
looking on from afar; being a spectator
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match