(fish) biting at every cast
this place; where one comes from; here
costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)
human; human-like; as a person
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
Bun'ō era (1260.4.13-1261.2.20)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
up until now; as recently as the present
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
reaction; response; reaction
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
blunder; slip; error; error
fingering (of a musical instrument)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
snap (e.g. of the wrist in baseball); snapshot (esp. of people); snap fastener; press stud
indeed; really; truly; very much
to push (something) against
(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
almost (did); nearly (did)
to shave off; to scrape off