very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
dreadnought class (of warship)
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
inside; interior; inner part
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
again; once more; a second time
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
lion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
personal grudge; personal enmity
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
postwar period; period after Second World War
supply; supplying; replenishment
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
last days; the end; one's fate
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
of course; certainly; naturally
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss