to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
last ray of hope; only hope
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
to change completely; to change suddenly
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
finishing blow; coup de grâce