amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
to polish up; to shine up
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
place to die; place of death
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
bowing (a string instrument)
one by one; one at a time; in turn
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
to hide; to keep to oneself
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
moving tale; impressive tale