hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
import; importation; introduction; afferent
taste; palate; sense of taste
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
8000; eight thousand; many
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to put one's hand on; to touch
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
but; however; even though; even if
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
defense; defence; protection
outside of; not covered by