to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing
dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
to tower over the surroundings
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
taking up a new line of work; the beginning of things; starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto); resuming work after the New Year's vacation
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; dots
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
to force open; to push open
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
to combine; to join together; to join up; to dovetail together
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
remission; improvement; relief (of pain, symptoms, etc.)
(one's) quota; assignment
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
metallic sound; metallic clank