armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
hedge; fence; border; limit
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
(for a fruit) to go bad and lose its shape from being overripe or damaged; to feel listless; to be dull; to be lazy
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
Tokyo dialect; Tokyo accent
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
judo practitioner; judoka
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
funny story; funny anecdote
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
knife attached to the sheath of a sword
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
rōkyoku; naniwabushi; recitation of stories accompanied by samisen
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
southern part; the south (of a region)
to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
game similar to rock, paper, scissors, with the hand gestures fox, hunter and village headman
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
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
sash clip (fastener); ornament worn over an obi
one thin flat object; one sheet
alcohol which must be drunk as a penalty