to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
undressing; taking off one's clothes
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
entrance to a daimyo's mansion; glans (of the penis)
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
to solicit; to demand; to extort
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
click-clack; clickety-click; clicking sound; clattering sound
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
right to choose; a say; option
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
pleasant feeling; good feeling
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
quick to take a hint; very responsive; quick on the uptake
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point