to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
the same grade; same class
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to be silent; to say nothing
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
vocabulary notebook; ring of vocabulary flash cards
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to pause; to have a short intermission
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
how; in what way; by what means
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
blow; shock; strike; batting
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
arrest; apprehension; capture
and; thereupon; because of that
death penalty; capital punishment
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to thrust before; to thrust at
on one hand; on the other hand
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)