gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
niche (market, industry, hobby, etc.); niche; niche
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
red panda (Ailurus fulgens); lesser panda
kettle (used in tea ceremony)
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to use up all one's strength; to die
things to be washed; (dirty) dishes; laundry; washing
common raccoon (Procyon lotor)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to throw up; to vomit; to spew
to tumble down; to roll down
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
No Longer Human (1948 novel by Osamu Dazai)
cooking class; cookery school
ingredient; component; composition
ptoo (sound of spitting); ptui; ptew; ptooey
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to tell a person (something) emphatically; to let a person have it
but; however; although; though
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
shunning; ostracism; exclusion; flick (of one's finger; to express disgust, scorn, disapproval, etc.)
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)