to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to rebate; to give a kickback
lottery; tombola; drawing
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
sacrifice sale; selling at a loss; dumping; clearance sale
underselling; panic selling
principal; main; important; fashionable
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
thoughtless; indiscreet; lacking in common sense; rashness; betraying one's lack of judgment (judgement); absurd
directly managed store (as opposed to a distributor)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
100,000; hundred thousand
confectioner; confectionery; candy store
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
interference; intervention; meddling
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
authority; power; influence
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
transactions; dealings; business
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study