to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
hostility; animosity; enmity
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
in that manner; like that
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
so what!; who gives a damn?
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
great difference; big difference; wide margin
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
settlement; permanent residency
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
internal organs; viscera; intestines
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
finding employment; getting a job
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
good feeling; feeling good
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to bury; to embed; to implant
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning