crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
soft and elastic; flexible; pliant
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
to engage in a heated discussion
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of
changing into cash; encashment; cashing
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
biting; gnawing; in constant pain; irritated
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
fish simmered with soy sauce (and sugar)
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
Hold up!; Hands up!; to hold up
grape sugar; glucose; dextrose
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
one of these days; someday; one day
getting nauseated; getting angry
to dazzle; to make dizzy; to bewilder
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
to bend over in the shape of the hiragana character ku; to bend forward from the waist to form a chevron shape
to get blurry vision; to get bleary eyes; to get dim eyesight
to (prepare to) run away (from one's responsibilities, etc.)
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
leaping over multiple steps in stairs (e.g. when in a hurry)
ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
child of mixed parentage; mixed-race child
obscure; vague; ambiguous