indigestion; dyspepsia; incomprehensibility; inability to understand
three large cities (esp. Edo, Kyoto, and Osaka during the Edo period)
(exercising) the right to command
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
physical evidence; material evidence
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
loose; promiscuous; quick; brisk; rash; thoughtless
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
one's class (and legal domicile)
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily