charming; fascinating; attractive
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
chopping board; cutting board; flat chest; tiny breasts
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to speak ill of; to disparage
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied
quarrel; dispute; argument
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
hating; strongly disliking
by myself; in person; by oneself
stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement