to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
supply; provision; raising; procurement
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
at first; in the beginning; originally
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
healthy; sound; wholesome
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
cake or snack served with tea
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
calls and sounds made by insects
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
triangle; triangular shape
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
laughing oneself into convulsions; splitting one's sides laughing; rolling with laughter
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
in this way; thus; such; uh...
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart