straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
one's house; one's home; one's family
investment; contribution; financing
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
bathing (swimming) in cold water
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
very careful; thoroughly prepared
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
twice; again; second time
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
ten; 10; ten years of age
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base