to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
mountain hare (Lepus timidus); blue hare; tundra hare; hare made of snow
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
to arrive home; to return
vitality; energy; dynamism
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
duty; function; office; mission; task
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
half-term; half-time; half period