to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
after-dinner speech; speech made at a dinner (luncheon)
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to give an impression; to make an impression
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to be found; to be discovered
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
accomplishment; execution
to redeem; to take out of pawn; to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage (by paying off her debt to her employer)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
and; thereupon; because of that
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
registered mail; registered post; registration (of mail); (putting on) record; writing down; noting down
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
directions; instructions; orders; command