touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant); foul (comp. karuta); touching a card which is not in the same territory as the correct card
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
completion; perfection; accomplishment
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
unable to let go (e.g. of one's feelings); stuck in the past; regretful; irresolute
all (there is); as long as there is
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
legendary beast; magical beast
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless; nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
(a person's) appearance; looks
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to be filled to bursting; to burst
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
day of month; counter for days