prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
autonomous; autonomic; self-sustaining; self-directed
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
without omission; in full
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
choral chanting; chanting in chorus (e.g. at a demonstration)
form; method; system; formula
acid; sourness; sour taste
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
segment; arthromere; metamere; somite
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
useless; no good; hopeless
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
papilionaceous; butterfly-shaped
deformity; malformation; strange shape; unusual shape
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)