ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
to talk; to chat; to chatter
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to watch steadily; to stare
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to let out a cry; to shout
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
small; little; fine; (arch.) fine pattern
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!