Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to soak into; to permeate
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
stairs; stairway; staircase
chemistry laboratory; chemical laboratory
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
someone haughty and boastful at home but meek and reserved outside; being a lion at home and a mouse abroad
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
female high-school student
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
period; full stop; piri; Korean double reed instrument
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
no, not like that (but like this)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible