polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
sweet voice; seductive voice
to kidnap; to abduct; to force to go to (e.g. an event)
some people; a few people; several people
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
within; inside of; less than
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to have a flag set (indicates the setting of a variable that determines, for example, how a game will end)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
fourth day of the month; four days
when it becomes; when it comes to
to run through; to run past
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
battlefield; battleground
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
day after day; day by day
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever