to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
over-fond parent; doting parent
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
much less; to say nothing of
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
(political) power; authority; influence
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
at least; at most; (even) just
boastful speech; bragging
long; drawn-out; very long
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing