accumulation; accumulate; store
about this time; about now
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
to spit out; to eject; to dump
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
mental; spiritual; emotional
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
half and half; fifty-fifty
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to be born; to come into the world
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
January; first month of the lunar calendar
battlefield; battleground
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
firing line; caustic curve
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other