to gain; to earn (for oneself); to win
to drink someone down; to drink someone under the table
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
discrimination against women; female discrimination
reading out and comparing (e.g. proofs against a manuscript); read-through (of a script)
prone (to); liable (to); apt (to); tending (to)
raising an army; launching business
fantastical idea; fanciful notion; bizarre thought
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
throng; gathering of people
our gracious (e.g. Queen); honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you
continuing one's education into university
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
watch stand; watcher's seat; attendant's booth (e.g. at an onsen)
exhaust; emission (of gas from an engine); expulsion (of air); ventilation
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
to refuse; to reject; to deny
third day of the month; three days
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
same village; same town; same province
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years