huge; enormous; great big
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
safety zone; traffic island
steady; sound; reliable; solid
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
what street? (esp. in Kyoto and Sapporo); what article? (in a law); (arch.) how can?; (arch.) cannot possibly
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
forktail bullhead (species of catfish, Pelteobagrus nudiceps)
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
quickening; foetal (fetal) movement; fomenting (trouble)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
close call; narrow escape
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to push aside; to brush aside
to stop midway; to interrupt
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity