nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to taste; to try (food or drink)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
nonchalant air; unruffled air
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)