point of compromise; common ground
chief of the general affairs department (bureau); chief of the executive section
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
fried finely minced daikon, great burdock, carrot and shiitake mushrooms wrapped with crumbled tofu in dried beancurd and deep-fried; Japanese tofu and vegetable chowder; (arch.) black soybean sprouts fried in sesame seed oil wrapped in dried beancurd and stewed
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to behave modestly; to take a humble attitude
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
yen (currency of Japan); circle
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
countermeasure; counter-measure
under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification
at least; at most; (even) just
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
the place for; the time for; the level of