grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
to cross the line; to go too far
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
sudden impulse; passing fancy
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
dizzyingly; to feel dizzy
slapping the opponent with the open hand
recitation; reciting from memory
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
one's history of love affairs with women
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures)
how many months?; how long?
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
believable; credible; trustworthy
firm promise; definite promise
please be careful; please take care
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
urgency; exigency; emergency
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
urgent; pressing; exigent
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
loser; defeated person; the defeated
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
submission; return to allegiance
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
end; tip; extremities; terminal
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity