to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
opposite side; opposition
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
expression of love; showing love
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
such; this sort of; like this
anything and everything; just about everything
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
important matter; matters of weight
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
friendly relations; social relations; social life
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to miss out on going; to fail to go
light; easy; non-serious; minor
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")