remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to hit hard; to strike hard
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
otherwise; or else; if not
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
according to plan; as planned
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
whichever one chooses; either way
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
murder; killing; murderer
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously