to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
eight (long cylindrical things)
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
shithead; bastard; fucking; bloody; damned
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
elevation; height above sea level
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
conifer forest; coniferous forest; needle-leaved forest
wintertime; winter season
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
detour; circumvention; turning movement
by today; before the day is over
gatekeeper; doorman; porter
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
counter seat; seat at the counter
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling game)