to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
last night; yesterday evening
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
and; thereupon; because of that
how; in what way; by what means
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to make (a person) pay for (something)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
to be surprised; to be astonished
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
gender; distinction of sex; sex
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to refer to; to use as reference
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)