pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
head house (family); birthplace; originator
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
divine spirit; spirit of the dead
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being