to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
shriek of delight; cry of joy
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
to be photographed; to be projected
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
Solanaceae (nightshade family of plants)
geoglyph (drawing on the ground)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
but; however; provided that
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
central government office; head office; this office
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
(some) more; even more; longer; further