paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
sleeper hold; chokehold from behind
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
to do someone in; to bump someone off
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
hard struggle; strenuous effort
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
end of work day; end of school term; end of school year
standing on one's feet for a long time
large screen (TV, film, etc.)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize