draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to strangle; to constrict
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
whispering into a person's ear
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
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)
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to go out and away; to leave
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
sympathy; compassion; pity
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
even if not; even without
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to go wrong; to go awry; to go off track; to go out of whack
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival