to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
superstition; superstitious belief
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
turning to the left; left turn
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
hilly section of a city (usu. upscale residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
destination (one is heading towards); goal
closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
to run through; to run past
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
muddy water; red-light district
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
prospects of victory; chances of success
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
to get blurry vision; to get bleary eyes; to get dim eyesight
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person