Japanese person; Japanese people
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
belligerence; fighting spirit
positive thinking; optimism
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how many people; a number of people
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
such ... as; or some such
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
and yet; though; when; in spite of
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
third day of the month; three days
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
willpower; energy; vitality
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing