to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki
leather strap; thong; leash
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
throw; throwing; throwing event
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
to smile (at); to grin (at)
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
threat; intimidation; menace
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
in accordance with; according to
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to push away; to push aside; to shove
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
boisterous merrymaking; racket; spree
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
all you have to do is; just; that's all
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)