nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
evening meal; dinner; supper
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
hi; hello; gotcha; understood
policeman's rope; arresting (a criminal)
way; method; means; resource; course
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
official post; regular post; principal post (as opposed to secondary post); I (of someone in government or the civil service)
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
arrest; apprehension; capture
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
woman who missed the chance of getting married (because she is too old)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
(mixture of) ground beef and pork
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
male homosexuality; pederasty
leadership; initiative; spearhead
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking