private parts; privates; genitalia; disgraceful thing; shame; embarrassment
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
interval; break; pause; spare moment
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
choo-choo; chug-chug; chuff-chuff; brush-brush; scrub-scrub
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
at the last moment; this late in the game
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to be entwined; to be involved
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
cool breeze; refreshing breeze
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
wandering; rambling; roaming
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)