plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
not long has passed since ...
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
(one's) current position; current location; present position
guess; conjecture; surmise
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
next; secondly; subsequently
thunderous roar; roaring sound
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
to uncover; to solve; to reveal
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
superstition; superstitious belief
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile