book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
bathtub (esp. wooden and bucket-shaped); small bucket used while bathing
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
to be discouraged; to shrink from
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
fox cub; little fox; small fox; juvenile fox
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
just because; even if; even though
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to beat someone by ganging up on them
present (brought by a visitor); gift
accept one who comes to you
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
ranked list (entertainers, sumo wrestlers, millionaires, etc.); program (e.g. theatre)
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to resound; to make a stir
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to bend (a piece of wood, etc.); to bow
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
probe each other; sound each other out
obscene; indecent; dirty; improper
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
to step back; to walk backwards
nunchaku (two linked fighting sticks); nunchak; nunchucks
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
different form; different shape
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
against the rules; breaking etiquette; illegal