to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
king (of the senior player)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
(police) detective; criminal matter
poison suicide; suicide by poisoning
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
how long; how far; how much
to pass (of time); to elapse
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
criminal nature; criminality
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
very much; exceedingly; extremely
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
relationships with the opposite sex
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability