to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
in one's own way or style
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
over-fond parent; doting parent
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
person concerned; interested party; related party
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
difficult to ...; hard to ...
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
scraps; cut end; cut-off piece
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
just above; right overhead
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; pike; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond