to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
victim; injured party; sufferer
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to forget completely; to leave behind
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
young person; inexperienced person; novice
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
pronunciation; production of sound
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
low (level, value, price, etc.)
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
offensive camp; team at bat
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
to give an impression; to make an impression
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be bored (with); to be unable to bear
manned; occupied; piloted
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese