last night; yesterday evening
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
forward somersault; forward roll
backward somersault; backward roll
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
ultimate; final; last; eventual
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
rolling (of a ship, etc.); rolling (start, plan, etc.); illegal street racing
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
another school; other schools
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
legend; folklore; tradition
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
to open (one's eyes) wide
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
suitably; properly; duly; as you see fit; as you think best
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up