to drop; to let fall; to omit
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
moving about; stirring about
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
defeating in an instant; instant kill
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
waste of time; killing time
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
divide into four pieces; one fourth
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to do together; to share; to participate in
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
it's not like; it isn't as if
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
one's share; one's portion
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; nature (of something); character; kind