appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
to straighten; to correct; to cure; to falsify
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
emotional scars; mental trauma
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
one or two sizes (bigger, etc.); one or two levels (better, more mature, etc.)
belief that where there's a will, there's a way
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
literally; to the letter; literal
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family