to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
to work without sleep or rest
strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid
lion at home but weakling elsewhere
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
every person; every mouth; every entrance
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
as usual; as is one's habit
squaring; multiplying (a number) by itself; second power
be (that) as it may; having said that
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
complexity; frequency; trouble; traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
assorted (female) medical disorders; blood vessels
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
in and out; income and expenses; free associations; run of the house
married woman's secret lover; paramour; adultery (by a married woman)
difficult to hear; unpleasant to hear
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade