to be prolonged; to drag on
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to anger; to displease; to offend; to square (one's shoulders); to make stern (e.g. eyes); to raise (one's voice) in anger
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
musical passage or section
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
retort; back talk; backchat
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
to forget to say; to forget to mention
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
such; like that; that sort of; very
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to choke; to have trouble breathing
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
energy; military strength
ruffian; villain; scoundrel
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
musical note; note symbol; phonetic symbol (incl. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning)