to wait and see; to see how the land lies
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
ossuary; crypt; charnel house
(dead) body; corpse; remains
(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)
warehouseman; storekeeper
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
to die; to ascend to heaven
to act as an intermediary
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
transfer; transport; transportation
personal; inter-personal; anti-personnel (e.g. weapon, mine); anti-human; personal liability (e.g. insurance)
since when; from when; how long
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
microwavable instant rice; pre-cooked rice
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
mixture of mayonnaise and canned tuna, used on bread, pasta, etc.
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
omen; sign; notice; indication