salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
indirect kiss (e.g. drinking from a cup someone has just used)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
not caring; not giving a damn
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
frunk; front trunk (e.g. of a car)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
powerless; helpless; incompetent
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
ago; since; before; previous
arm wrestling; Indian wrestling; wrestling relying on brute strength (of the arms), rather than skill
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
brat; kid; urchin; little devil
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)