to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
serves you right!; see what happens!
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
fire balloon (experimental weapon launched by Japan during World War II); balloon bomb
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
freely; right and left; as one pleases
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
take (e.g. in film-making)
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
an issue being settled; a case being closed
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement