to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
medicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
set phrase; stock phrase; conventional expression; usual wording; cliché; clichéd line
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be infected; to be contagious
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along a surface; being slippery
sexual act; sexual intercourse
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup; hane (move)
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
to cause to swell; to inflame
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to overflow from something full
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
capital; funds; seed money; asset