nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
there is nothing; having nothing
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
you'll regret this!; I'll get you for this!; just you wait!
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
instead; but (on the other hand)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
long hair (usu. of a man)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to run out (e.g. of the room)
to stop walking; to pause
hiss; fizz; woosh; swish; whiz
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player