circuitous; roundabout; indirect
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
snake; serpent; large snake
fundoshi; loincloth; traditional Japanese men's undergarment made from a length of cotton
offensive (movement); aggression
difference; variation; difference
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
number; number plate; license plate
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to speak ill of; to disparage
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly