sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
standing position (working, sex, etc.); erect position; upright position
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to say no more; to sink into silence
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to pry; to prize; to prise
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
free (of charge); gratuitous
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
even if ...; even supposing that ...
guardian; protector; patron; parent
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun