to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
interrupting (someone speaking); butting in; cutting in
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
just the other day; quite recently
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
headache inducing; vexing
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
willing (even) to do; prepared to do; ready to do; not mind doing
adoption; selection; choice
design; idea; conception; plan
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
carving; engraving; sculpture; tattoo
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to make a pass at; to hit on; to call out to (in an attempt to seduce)
to cut one's hand; to cut one's connections (with); to break off relations (with); to cut ties (with)
fate; chance; relationship; tie
(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly
to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
interference; obstruction; sabotage
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape (by force); sexual assault
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
image change; changing one's image; makeover
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
leader; authority; mainstay
Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone