disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to sustain a serious wound
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to become excited; to grow lively
these guys; these fellows
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
(theatrical) fighting scene
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
competent; suitable; qualified
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched