to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
geisha house; establishment with geisha on its books for whom it acts as an agency
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
otherwise; or else; if not
the place for; the time for; the level of
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
trial; judgement; judgment
gambling addiction; compulsive gambling
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to trick; to cheat; to deceive
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
all; entire; whole; altogether
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably