bento; Japanese box lunch
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
loose and disheveled hair
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
(attractively) small face (esp. a woman's)
closing (properly); shutting; firmness; tightness; carefulness (with money); economy
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology
meeting place; assembly hall
to weaken (of willpower, solidarity, etc.); to lose one's edge; to become less tense; to become lax (of discipline, rules, etc.)
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
cat ears; nekomimi; character with cat ears; ears with soft earwax that has a slight smell
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
(one's) ex-wife; (one's) former wife
growing (graph rising to the right); increasing; soaring; expanding
to spread; to be propagated
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
difficult to approach; inaccessible
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance