relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
putting life into; animating; cheering up
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
skirt steak; meat cut from the diaphragm; belly meat (e.g. salmon); peritoneal meat (e.g. chicken)
kalbi; Korean-style marinated barbecued ribs
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
bell pepper; green pepper; pimiento; pimento; capsicum
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established