taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
nothing but; none other than
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
to keep away; to keep at a distance
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
gazing at (in wonderment)
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to take on a role; to take part
woman; girl; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); feminine noun
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
class-B; B class; B grade; second rate
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
defence mechanism; defense mechanism
B class; B grade; second rate
every other; second; alternate
to be lacking in options; to be too few
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
critical (condition); serious
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
dying; kicking the bucket; being ruined; being finished; ending in failure
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
boisterously; roughly; briskly
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel