hamachi; young Japanese amberjack; young yellowtail
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
flute player; flutist; flautist; piper
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
the past is the past; let bygones be bygones
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to detain; to check; to restrain
one's house; one's home; one's family
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
bedside; near one's pillow
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
older brother and younger sister
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue