amusement; fun; brief entertainment
informer; informant; betrayer; snitch
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to put one's hand on; to touch
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
nothing but; none other than
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
sword for self-defense; sword for self-defence
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
speaking voice; talking voice
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to throw open; to leave open
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly