the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
each place; various places
in succession; one by one
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
as; because; with; due to
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
to attack; to assault; to assail
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
at least; at most; (even) just
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
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
Okayama (city, prefecture)
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
technical college or institute
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
professor; teaching; instruction
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
body; physical system; (the) person
cutoff (e.g. audio, electrical flow, production); cutting off; cutoff (play); cutoff (jeans, etc.)