narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
covering; protection; backing; relief
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
it's no joke; gimme a break!
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
arabesque greenling (Pleurogrammus azonus); Okhotsk Atka mackerel
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
sweet (flavour); sweet (of alcohol); sweet (e.g. melody); pleasant (e.g. atmosphere); suite (of rooms); suite
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
in one's own way or style
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
transactions; dealings; business
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
instead; but (on the other hand)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count