to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to try to do; to attempt to do
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
somehow; for some reason or other
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
triangular bandage; sling; triangular kerchief; bandana; bandanna