matcha; powdered green tea
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head); paper tiger; someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite; man of straw
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
swaying (repeatedly, in a large, slow motion)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
admiration; being impressed (by)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
preserved food boiled in soy
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to throw into; to toss into
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to start singing (of birds, etc.)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw; to turn someone out (of house, room, etc.)
(animal) collar; necklace; choker