to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
Issie (lake monster said to be living in Kyushu's Lake Ikeda)
purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)
room behind the curtain of a noh stage, where the actors prepare; greenroom (noh); (lit.) mirror room; hall of mirrors (at Versailles)
to attempt; to test; to try out
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to solicit; to demand; to extort
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen
interest; fun; inspiration
indeed; really; truly; very much
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
in that way; like that; that way
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to run down (stairs, etc.)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
wavelike; in waves; undulation
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
branch office; branch store
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty