awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
jumping to a wrong conclusion
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
to look around; to survey
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side