pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
clingingly; (stuck) together; (pressed) all the way down; (flopping) down
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
having buttock cleavage exposed (e.g. when sitting)
beauty of style; beauty of form
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to look daggers at someone; to be angry
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
reconfirmation; double check
sales; selling; marketing
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
economic; financial; fiscal
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
for a change; for variety's sake
mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
to butter up; to try to get on the good side of
Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga)
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
beefsteak plant; perilla; megaphylls; (lit.) large leaf
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
inattention; absent-mindedness
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away