to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to become bright; to become clear
to badger; to pester; to beg
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
black ball; black, round sigil; pupil; black candy
dry riverbed; river beach
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
this (is) again; really; so; extremely
to attempt; to test; to try out
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter