gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to lead someone around by the nose
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
in that way; like that; that way
outside (an organization, department, etc.)
to watch over; to watch attentively
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
now that; since; so long as; because
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
there being no use in arguing (about it)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
value; worth; virtue; blessing
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
a little bit; a little while
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
protective coloration; protective colouration; camouflage
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all