to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
haori (Japanese formal coat)
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
worried look; concerned expression
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
than; other than; except; but
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
hey there; I say; see here
local dialect; vernacular; provincialism
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
personal; individual; private
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
funny story; funny anecdote
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
no, not like that (but like this)
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
a little bit; a little while
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!