counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
start of work; commencement; opening
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
influence (on someone); inspiration
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
caller; visitor; company; guest
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to pause; to have a short intermission
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service