to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
honour; honor; glory; privilege
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
sake tasting; wine tasting
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to present; to offer; to dedicate
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
foreign (product, esp. agricultural); of foreign manufacture
distant land; remote country; province far from the capital
to like; to love; to be fond of
genuine article; real thing; real deal
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
Chinese "Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view