company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
society; the world; the times
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
ridiculous answer; absurd response; boner
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
in the same way as; just like
to need; to call for; to require
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
Japan's best; number one in Japan
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to weigh one thing against the other; to act in consideration of; to compare and take into consideration
river; stream; River; the ... river
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
hot flash; rush of blood to the head