what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
winning successively; defeating one's enemy in succession
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
squall; skoal; skol; cheers
multi-layered; multi-tiered; multi-storied
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; truck; bogie
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
discriminatory; discriminative
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal