squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
insight; power of observation
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
neighbourhood; neighborhood
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
outdoor party where guests cook various types of vegetables (esp. in Tōhoku); (lit.) stewed potato party
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
regret; repentance; remorse
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
polite language (e.g. masu, desu)