slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
counter for choices, options, etc.
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
blood congestion; -stasis
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
switching over to; migration; transition
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
information campaign; awareness program
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
although I say; although one might say; although called
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
noon; midday; daytime; lunch