with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
older sister; elder sister
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 (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
successive generations; successive emperors
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
existence; possession; having; limited company
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
after that; afterwards; thereafter
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
word; term; language; speech
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to show; to bare (the teeth)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes