or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
meeting; greeting; welcome
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
to dance; to perform dance steps
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
to come to one's senses; to calm down
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
close; intimate; on good terms
to have (something) innate; to be born with
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
preparation; arrangements
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
preface; introduction; preamble
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
cavalry; mobility; maneuverability
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
way of speaking; intimation