abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking
all at once (usu. of payment); at one go
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
financial backer; financial supporter
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
(monetary) present to a person in distress; condolence money; gift of money in token of one's sympathy; solatium
to put a thing on top of another; to cover; to lay something on
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
person who introduces someone; introducer
junior high school graduate; middle school graduate
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
to appreciate; to be thankful
to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous
university graduate; having graduated from university
to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
decoration; ornamental item; decompensated congestive heart failure
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe)
(finishing something) suddenly; abruptly
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
quarrel; trouble; dispute
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
to make trouble; to break down; to be out of order
match declared drawn due to injury
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
to be profitable; to yield a profit
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
trio; gang of three; threesome
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low