yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
late at night; at a late hour
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
very stormy weather (at sea); very poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
remote (work, device, etc.)
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
discarding; firing (an employee)
otherwise; or else; if not
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to brush off; to shake off