ongoing; in progress; afoot
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
bloated (esp. stomach); bulging; sticking out; gaping wide; caving in
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
new record (in sports, etc.)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
this, that and the other; this and that
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
pull; patronage; tug; discount
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
intestinal fluids (juices)
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding