indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
dispersing; breaking up; running away
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to amuse oneself; to make merry
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
(skin) eruption; rash; pimple; spot; acne; boil
instead; but (on the other hand)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
mixture of ingredients (originally five); mixture of minced vegetables, fish, and meat, mixed in a starch (rice, noodles); gomoku (game); five in a row
walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
virile; tough; masculine; intense
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
digital versatile disc; DVD
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted