to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to get moldy; to get mouldy; to get out-of-fashion
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
patting; stroking; caressing
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
matter for great congratulation
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
hollow; cavity; dent; depression