to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
clouds and haze; swarm (of people); throng; (flee) like the wind; (run) out of sight
to write a few lines (to); to drop someone a line; to write a note (to)
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
to clap one's hands in prayer
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing
sound of something falling
thorough (criticism, defeat, etc.); utter; serious
the whole world; the universe
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
water system; river system; drainage system
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
X; x; unknown quantity; an unknown
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word
to be careful; to take the utmost care
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')