person of high standing facing no opposition and with a warped view of reality; (lit.) naked emperor
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
attending (upon); keeping another company
Momotarou (legendary Japanese folk-tale hero)
nee-naw (sound of an emergency vehicle siren); wee-woo
buttocks; lower back; waist; kimono underskirt
Christmas Eve; holy night
ancient Shinto music and dancing
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
wampee (Clausena lansium)
chasing out ogres; exterminating ogres
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
interrupting a game; time out
to fail to die (e.g. after suicide attempt or accident); to survive; to outlive
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
toe; toe (of a golf club)
white line; linea alba (anot.)
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
please be careful; please take care
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
performing without rehearsal
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
place to die; place of death
corridor; hallway; passageway
ongoing; in progress; afoot
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
keep up your strength; chin up!
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)