to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
eruption; volcanic eruption
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to someone's name
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
honorific title; honorific term of address
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
second generation; second; junior
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system); Brazil
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess