change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
genius; prodigy; natural gift
miniboss; sub-boss; mid-boss; underboss (of a criminal organization)
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to fold up; to fold into layers
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
(mixture of) ground beef and pork
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
difficult problem; challenge
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to be confused; to be in disorder; to be chaotic; to have troubles; to be in a dispute; to argue
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
to cross the line; to go too far
the last moment; the very end
opposite bank; farther shore
staying in the air; remaining airborne
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling