to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
coagulation; freezing; solidification; curdling; setting; congealing
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
demountable; dismountable
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
moving about; stirring about
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate
to talk; to chat; to chatter
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
single word; a few words; brief comment
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat