cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)
to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way
to press against each other; to huddle together
there, there; kiss it better; (lit.) pain, pain, fly away
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
bento; Japanese box lunch
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
book; volume; this; present; main; head
too much; excessively; too
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
proposal; proposition; suggestion
prudence; discretion; thought
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
operation; functioning; running
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
opening and shutting; opening and closing
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech