to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
just; exactly; precisely; perfectly; sharp
I Am a Cat (1906 novel by Natsume Soseki)
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
the "wa" column of the Japanese syllabary table (wa, wi, we, wo)
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
suddenly; all of a sudden
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
pressure; oppression; suppression
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
grip (of hand); grip strength
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
having a romantic interest; (lit.) having a pulse
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
short pause; short interval
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
guess; speculation; supposition
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
Hyūga (former province located in present-day Miyazaki Prefecture); Hyūga (city)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try