to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
inattention; absent-mindedness
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
hearsay; learning by hearsay
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to be too numerous; to be too much
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
that's a different matter; that's a different story
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
continuous shooting (photography); consecutive shooting; rapid shooting
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
daily rip-off-a-page calendar; daily pad calendar
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
second day of the month; two days
tips of one's hair; hair ends
January; first month of the lunar calendar
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to brighten; to grow light
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
two-tone coloring; two-tone colouring
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar