to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to some extent; to a certain extent
wetting; love affair; lover
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game