to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
right (in front); directly; properly; normally; honestly; decently
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
boy; son; baby boy; young man
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
living thing; organism; creature; biology
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
albino Japanese rat snake
artifact spirit; in folk belief, long-lived objects (household objects, living beings, nature, etc.) become inhabited by a spirit upon their 100th birthday
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
to be in focus; to come into focus
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to pretend; to act (as if)
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner