stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
government office; government agency; authorities
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to make merry; to be festive
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to anger; to displease; to offend; to square (one's shoulders); to make stern (e.g. eyes); to raise (one's voice) in anger
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
forcibly; against one's will
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
beginning; outset; first; onset
middle of the night; dead of night
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
older sister; elder sister
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
degenerate; pervert; deviant
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect