to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to collapse into; to flop onto
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
cross; crossed; cruciform
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
second (unit of time); arc second
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
although I say; although one might say; although called
existence; possession; having; limited company
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...