absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
no objection; nothing to criticize (criticise)
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
counter for chairs or seats
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
surface of the earth; ground surface
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
freely; right and left; as one pleases
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
cracks or fissures in the ground
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; earnestly; intently; determinedly
breaking a commandment (usually religious); offense against the Buddhist commandments (offence)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
laboratory animal; experimental animal
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage