fukuwarai; New Year's game in which blindfolded players place cutouts of facial features onto the outline of a face
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
then; and (then); in that case; if so
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
kill; kill (shot); smash; spike (in volleyball)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
to writhe (in pain); to squirm; to wriggle
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
sanity; consciousness; soberness
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
way of murdering; killing method; way of using a sword
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to leap back; to jump back
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass