good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
should; must; -able; probably; likely
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
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)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
considerably; greatly; a lot
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
honorific/polite/humble prefix