to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
article; news story; report; account
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
several weeks; a few weeks
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
simmer; bubble out; flow out
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to crack a joke; to tell a joke
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
period of time in which to recharge one's batteries
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
large, perforated, turnip-shaped arrowhead cover made of Japanese bigleaf magnolia or paulownia; harmless arrow affixed with such a cover (that whistles when shot and is used to drive off evil spirits)
undisputed; entirely; perfect
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
rather; sooner; preferably
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
selfish; self-centred; egotistical