scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
waste of time; killing time
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
in succession; one after another
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
adviser; advisor; consultant
managerial liability; executive responsibility; accountability
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
remaining silent; keeping secret
to express in a roundabout way
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
pair; the two; both persons; both things
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
general; popular; common; typical
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to look away; to avert one's eyes
future (usually near); prospects