ornamental ball-shaped scent bag; decorative paper ball (for festive occasions)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
tail (animal); tail end; tip
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
spreading one's legs open wide with knees bent, creating the shape of the letter M (pornographic pose)
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
man; male; masculine gender
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank