to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
wild beast; wild animal; brute
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to spend time (on doing something)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
mirror surface; lens surface
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
flour; meal; powder; dust
to use (in cooking); to mix (in)
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
adding points; addition of marks and symbols to a classical Chinese text to aid reading in Japanese
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour