point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to know (a person); to think
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
kindness; intimacy; friendship
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
ill will; malice; evil intent
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
questions and answers; dialogue
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)