to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
end; close; finish; termination
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
rebellious phase; rebellious age
Okayama prefecture (Chūgoku area)
Kurashiki (city); storage charges
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
attraction; lure; invitation
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
platform; home; home base; home plate
to concern; to be related
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
splish-splash; with a splash
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash