party game in which a randomly selected king issues orders to other players
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to pass (of time); to elapse
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
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
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to live; to make a living; to get on with
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)