one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
wind; gas; fart; something worthless; something not worth considering
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
future (usually near); prospects
to fight; to exchange blows
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
licensed; chartered; officially allowed; legitimate
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(right at the) side; just beside
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to lose sight of; to miss
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
continuation; succession; series
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
book; volume; this; present; main; head
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic