barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
inconsiderate; ruthless; merciless; lacking compunction
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to do the job; to do the business
true bristletail (any insect of order Thysanura, esp. of family Lepismatidae); Oriental silverfish (Ctenolepisma villosa); someone who is unable to apply what they have read
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
bowl (ceramic, porcelain); counter for bowls of food or drink
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
right beside; close to; nearby
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to rant and rave; to raise hell
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many