calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
stupid brat; son of a bitch
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
inside; interior; inner part
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
our country; our land; one's own country
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
to be affected; to put on airs; to pose
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
female molester; stupid woman
close; intimate; on good terms
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
point in question (at issue)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
weird; disgusting; sickening
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
(arch.) mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping