to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
opposite side; opposition
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
spanking; traditional ceremony where the newly-wed wife, upon entering her new home, is hit on the rump with a straw bundle etc., to ensure her fertility
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to lose sight of; to miss
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to badger; to pester; to beg
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
covered with; stained; smeared
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
joy of being born a woman; good fortune of being born a woman
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
another time; some other time
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
owing a lot to somebody; being indebted; never forgetting someone who has done a favour
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in