large-headed dwarf statue, bringer of good luck
chatter; prattle; lapping (up); slurping; sound of juicy food being bitten into
the more one looks (at it) the more...
to be intimate with; to befriend
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
sign; indication; omen; symptom
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
several minutes; a few minutes
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
cracks or fissures in the ground
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
twice; again; second time
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)