what's what; heads or tails
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
to keep to oneself; to bear in mind
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
south face; south side; the south; ascending the throne; ruling
displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
electricity; electric guitar
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
society; company; the public; the world
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of; to take a tea break; to rest
to throw on the fire; to burn
criticism; commentary; review
to bring; to take; to bring about
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
synopsis; review of subject; annotation
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
original intention; initial resolution
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable