going into a huddle (over); holding secret (closed-door) conference (about); laying heads together in secret consultation
to be working hard; to be doing one's best
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
pronunciation; production of sound
great shame (endured in the public eye); deep embarrassment; profound humiliation; utter disgrace
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
playing and dancing event at a preschool, kindergarten, etc.
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
voice quality; type of voice
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
losing initiative; being forestalled; moving second; person with the second move; gote; move that does not require an immediate response from the opponent
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
to expel (from the body); to let off (a fart); to utter (a lie, nonsense, etc.); to say; to do
woman who missed the chance of getting married (because she is too old)
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
likely loss; probable defeat
(of skin) to peel off (e.g. from sunburn); to improve; to become more refined