idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; hanger-on; follower; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
waterproofing; making watertight
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)
to hoist; to lift up; to (crowd around and) rebuke; to (gang up and) criticize; to reproach severely
hung up; hoist; denounced; severely criticised; kangaroo court
everything working out as desired
to not take seriously; to take lightly
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
arrogance; haughtiness; pride
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
killing time; staving off boredom
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to wander; to roam from place to place
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman