brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
whistle (sound made with the lips)
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
Emishi; Ezo; non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo; Hokkaido, Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
with a boing; with a sproing; with a crack; with a pop; (hitting) with vigour; with a kick
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
identifiable; personalized
debauched; lewd; lascivious; lecherous; salacious; wild
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
one (thing); one piece; one item
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
antiquity; the previous era
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
surname; family name; last name
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
hi!; yo!; hey man!; yessir!; understood!
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
common knowledge; well-known fact
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
user guide; how to operate; operation procedures
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman
steering (a boat); helmsman; steersman; guidance; leadership; leader
straw boat for one's ancestral spirits to sail in