red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
squelching; gurgling; bubbling; raking in (money); rolling in; hand over fist
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
Western-style; foreign; Western-style toilet; flush toilet; water closet
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
unexpected meeting; coincidence
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
shirker; goof-off; goldbricker
closing time; lockup; curfew
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
long, thin, roofless small boat (used as a river taxi during the Edo period)
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
to employ; to hire; to charter
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
had better ...; had better not ...
bottle used for warming sake
to collect; to assemble; to gather
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
art of war; strategy; tactics
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
war; battle; match; game; competition
to become inverted; to become reversed
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885-1945); Minister of the Interior (669-1868)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)