to roll about; to writhe about
four (long cylindrical things)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
addressing (e.g. writing an address on an envelope)
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
lifelike; exact resemblance
most part; greater part; majority
pig's snout; nose resembling a pig's snout; snorting like a pig (while laughing)
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to be hairy (person); to be thickly bearded; to be dense (vegetation); to be thick; to be slow (person); to be dull
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
to succeed; to bear fruit
in proportion to; according to; depending on
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to grimace; to make a wry face
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
major loss; crushing defeat; big discount
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
letter affixed to an arrow
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
one's principles and position
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
official bulletin board (esp. Edo period); highest bid; highest tender; your letter