going into a huddle (over); holding secret (closed-door) conference (about); laying heads together in secret consultation
to work hard; to make an effort
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
pronunciation; production of sound
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
voice quality; type of voice
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
likely loss; probable defeat
to take a veneer off something
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation