effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
personal; individual; private
January; first month of the lunar calendar
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
daihinmin; daifugō; Japanese card game similar to President
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
wild (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to do for (the sake of someone else)
major cleanup; spring cleaning
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
will not do; do not; does not
person from the Kansai region
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to speak ill of; to disparage
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless