latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
to that degree; to that extent; that much
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to rush back; to run back
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
expiration of a term; becoming overdue
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to have a narrow escape from death
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
spaghetti aglio, olio e peperoncino; spaghetti aglio e olio; spaghetti with garlic, olive oil, and dried red chili flakes; capsicum; chili pepper; cayenne
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
handle; mistress; kept woman; concubine
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
infancy; childhood; tender age
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything