a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
such; this sort of; like this
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
silence (not speaking); muteness
to grow angry; to display one's anger
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
with a clink (of metal); with a chink
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
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)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to pick up; to find; to gather
beginning; outset; first; onset
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit