to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
place for storing things; container; compartment; closet; pocket
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
to be intimate with; to befriend
emergency; crisis; critical moment; urgent move (required to prevent a major loss, to stabilize a group, etc.); urgent point
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
one's share; one's portion
to begin talking; to open up
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
achievement; feat; distinguished service; meritorious deed
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
imperious; proud; heavy (nasal breathing)
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
(appropriate for) one's age
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to reflect; to throw back light
curved; forming the shape of an arch
gelatinous glue (produced from fish entrails); isinglass; amiability; friendliness; graciousness
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
branch road; byroad; side street; digression
to be unequal to the burden (job); to be too heavy a load for
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
in the end; after all is said and done
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
calamity; disaster; accident
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)