lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to have a cramp in one's leg
a little bit; a little while
sensual love; love affair
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
letter of invitation; invitation card
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
parading a criminal through town before their execution (Edo period)
prison gate; decapitation (of a criminal) and exposure of the head to public view (Edo-period punishment)
penalty; sentence; punishment
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
something; some kind of; for some reason
copier paper; photocopying paper
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
(not) so much; (not) that much
printing (text or symbols); typing; printed character; typed character; character carved onto a seal
flashy; gaudy; flamboyant
illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture
brown envelope; manila envelope
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
sabot; wooden shoe; work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
serious criminal; heinous criminal
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.); clip (from a video); video clip
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for