teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
breath; breathing; tone; mood
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
what are we going to do?; uh-oh; oh crap; what a mess; oh brother
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
will not do; do not; does not
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
slender build; slender figure; leptosome; waifish; leptosomaic; leptosomatic
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
dragon and tiger; (fig.) two mighty rivals
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
otherwise; or else; if not
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to do (indicating contempt for other person's actions)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull