pit of the stomach; solar plexus
palm heel; heel of the palm
tongue; tongue (of a shoe); seal flap (of an envelope)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
observation; survey; watching
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
to become completely chilled
zero (points, marks); no marks; zero (of a function); root; zero degrees (Celsius); freezing point
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
unique; peculiar; singular
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
a long time ago; in those days
to stand on end (of hair)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to harm; to cause harm to
fine weather; fair weather
more than usual; especially; particularly
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold