betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
close to the wall; alongside the wall
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to pause; to have a short intermission
to half-rise to one's feet
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
simply; merely; only; solely
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
to get one's head around; to think about
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
in person; personally; (do) oneself
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
calm; serene; tranquil; peaceful
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
nonchalant air; unruffled air
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle