to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
superlative; extraordinary; mega; superdreadnought (class of warships)
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
how; in what way; by what means
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
business; trade; operations; sales
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
every evening; night after night
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to be found; to be discovered
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to be able to manage somehow or another
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
present; gift; to give a present or gift
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
bento; Japanese box lunch
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
three; three years of age