crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
to fly around; to scatter
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
oracle; revelation; divine message
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to shake one's head (in denial)
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
letter; missive; note; mail
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness