transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
at first; in the beginning; originally
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
pounded fish cake; half a slice; half a ticket; ticket stub
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa); perilla; beefsteak plant
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)