effect; efficacy; validity; potency
squall; skoal; skol; cheers
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
done; just done; just finished
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
height (of body); stature
very young; little; childish; immature
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
complicated and mysterious
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
jinx; omen (can be a good omen)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
to shake one's head (in denial)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
prohibition; inhibition; ban
dispersing; breaking up; running away
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter