to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to apply pressure to; to press
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to mix; to blend; to combine
being left out; being excluded; being ostracized
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
all you want; as much as one wants
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
moment by moment; hour by hour
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
gossip; corner of the mouth
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip