unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
suspicious character (person, figure)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
nowhere in particular; just out for a bit; (euph. for) toilet break
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties
diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
calm; composed; cool; quiet
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
driving; pounding in; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into; step recording (in electronic or computer music)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
meekly; obediently; submissively; quietly; like a lamb
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
recognition; acquaintance
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
demotion; relegation; downgrading
forward inclination (of the body); bending forward; anteversion