right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to talk to oneself; to mutter
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to pick up; to find; to gather
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
cannot be compared with; no match for
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
account book; register; ledger
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to be prolonged; to drag on
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
be on your guard!; take care!
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
document; official papers
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering