to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
arrogant; haughty; stuck-up; arrogant bastard; snob
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
notebook; account book; register
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
seeing for the first time; first sight
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
interval; break; pause; spare moment
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
directly opposite; right in front; middle of the forehead; helmet front
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
amount of drink; one's drinking capacity
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to make laugh; to set to laughing
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
goodness; excellence; virtue
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
to give oneself airs; to be prudish
you (plural); all of you; you all
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
police; police officer; police station
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment