to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
immediately; right away; on the spot
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
with a start; with a jump
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to fall on one's backside
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die