serious; not joking; straight
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases
clearing one's throat; cough
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
forcible obstruction of business; obstructing business by force
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to become decrepit; to be in one's dotage; to become dull; to lose one's astuteness; to lose one's touch; to become senile
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
money talks; money is the key that opens all doors; money is the best lawyer in hell; (lit.) even the verdict of hell is determined by money
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
this world; this life; world of the living
while; even though; despite
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
idly; lazily; evasively; elusively; soft and slippery
filtration; filtering; percolation
curse; spell; malediction