to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
number one; first; best; most; game; round
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
in the future; another day; later
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to pass (of time); to elapse
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
small restaurant; eating house
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
fellow guest; fellow lodger; fellow passenger
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
to exchange; to interchange
charge (of something); matter in one's charge; (one's) assignment; (one's) job
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
to redeem; to take out of pawn; to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage (by paying off her debt to her employer)
daimyo's residence on the outskirts of Edo; daimyo villa
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
from now; from this moment; henceforth