to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
close; intimate; on good terms
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
motive power; driving force
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to crawl out of; to creep out of
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
domestic help; domestic helper; domestic servant; maid
Holy City (e.g. Jerusalem, Mecca)
head family; main branch of a school or religion
intelligence or information network
tracking down and killing; punitive expedition
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy