feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to press oil
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
news; word; tidings; omen
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
even so; anyhow; at any rate
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
condition; figure; appearance; voice
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
government office; agency; board
official position or title
misrepresentation; false statement
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
vigorously ...; suddenly ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
with hands in pockets; idleness
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage