(n) literary form imparting the nuance of polite speech (with sentences ending in "desu" and verbs ending in "masu")
(n) literary form imparting the nuance of polite speech (with sentences ending in "desu" and verbs ending in "masu")
(v5s) (sl) to hit someone
(exp) to affect a serene mood
affect a serious demeanor
to act prudishly
to assume an air of superiority
(exp) to be a wet-blanket
to spoil a person's pleasure
(v5s,vt) to sharpen
to grind
to whet
to hone
to make keen
(v5s,vt) to wake up
(exp) (pol) to be
to exist
(P)
(exp) (arch) (pol) to be
to exist
(v5s,vt) to be too much for one
to find unmanageable
to be beyond one's control
to not know what to do with
(exp) to listen carefully
to strain one's ears
(exp) to listen carefully
to strain one's ears
(n) excuse me
(v5s,vi) to look unconcerned
to assume a composed look
(v5s) to lead to believe
(v5s,vi) to pose as
to impersonate
(exp) to raise one's voice
(v5s,vt) to take careful aim
(v5s,vi) to strike the face (from sumo)
to punch hard
(exp) to rack one's brains
(n) method of learning through repetition conceived by Kageyama Hideo, which involves multiplying and other calculations carried out on a 10-by-10 grid of numbers (lit: hundred square calculations)
(v5s,vt) to listen attentively
(exp) (1) to wake up
(2) to sober up
to come to one's senses
to become enlightened
(exp) (uk) I'm off
see you later
(exp) (hum) please
(P)
(exp) (1) excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you
(2) greeting used on going to someone's home
(exp) (uk) (pol) to be (copula)
(exp) (arch) (pol) to be (copula)
(exp) what would (you) do?
what to do about it
(exp) to gag someone