(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
regret; repentance; remorse
trading sexual favours (for career advancement, etc.)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
foreign; abroad; overseas
underground website (often critical or containing unofficial information)
to dispose of; to sell off
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
unit; (musical) group; band
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
installment; instalment; premium; bill
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
deciding match; play-off; runoff
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby