chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
being very forgetful; having a bad memory
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
being too late; losing one's final chance
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
slowly; leisurely; gently; suddenly; abruptly
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
useless; no good; hopeless; cannot; must not; not allowed
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
human relations; personal relationships
to smooth; to harmonize; to facilitate; to streamline
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
definite; certain; decided; fixed; settled
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
adamantite (super-hard metal in various games)
to check; to stop; to keep back
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
turn; turn (melodic ornament); turn (in a game)
draw; tie; draw (to decide pairings in a competition); draw (shot); drawing