the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
hogshead; puncheon; foudre
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
some people; a few people; several people
detour; circumvention; turning movement
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
ancestral spirit; collective of ancestral spirits which have lost their individualities; ancestor deified as a kami; spirit of a kami
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to take off one's clothes; to undress
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)