to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
outbreak of war; starting a war
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
working adult; full-fledged member of society
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
person who is ignorant of the real world; (lit.) frog in a well
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
that was a good one!; good pun!; what a stinger!; (lit.) one zabuton
last piece of the day's programme; last act of a play; comic dialogue as the last item in vaudeville, music hall, etc.
thought; consideration; thinking
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to shake one's head (in denial)
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
real intention; true motive; true meaning
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to behave well (of a child)
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
to use (in cooking); to mix (in)
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish