misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
number of (large) animals
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
double extra-large; 2XL; XXL
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to signal the winner of a match (by the referee raising his fan towards the winner); to declare someone the winner (of a competition)
the reason is that ...; because
conversely; on the contrary
just because; even if; even though
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
time; season; period; phase; stage
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
contradiction; inconsistency
anything and everything; just about everything
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
magic sword; cursed sword
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate