to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to squeeze out; to wring out
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
upper half of the body; upper body
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
getting on board; sailor; seaman
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
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)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
because of; owing to; due to
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)