obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
failure; mistake; blunder
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to fight against; to oppose; to face
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
by means of; due to; because of; according to
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
so; like this; in this way
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances