(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
cheekbones; zygomatic bone; malar bone
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
to push aside; to brush aside
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
tooth blackening; tooth-blackening dye
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
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
all varieties of flowers; many flowers
glorious; luxuriant; splendid; in full bloom; in full glory
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
23rd night of a lunar month (esp. 8th month); moon-waiting party held on 23rd night of a lunar month
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
ornament representing the Isle of Eternal Youth
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
Sarcandra glabra (species of flowering shrub in the family Chloranthaceae); 1000 ryō (an old Japanese coin)
lottery run by a temple or shrine
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression