trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to crawl out of; to creep out of
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
near; close; beside; third person
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
retort; back talk; backchat
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)