to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad side of a bargain; (lit.) to draw the joker (i.e. when playing Old Maid)
(personal) guarantor; (personal) surety; person providing a character reference
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color
(wild) yak (Bos mutus); (domestic) yak (Bos grunniens)
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
drunken frenzy; drunken violence; person who is prone to violence when drunk
rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
order; item (of a budget revision, etc.); counter for go pieces; counter for surrounded positions (in go)
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
inside the Imperial Palace; Department of the Imperial Household
border (pattern); stripes; border; boundary; border; edge
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face
old maid (card game); living without one's mother-in-law
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
first class plus; extra special
young motorcycle-riding delinquents; bōsōzoku
family structure; family composition; family makeup
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
wrong; different; not like that
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
girls college (esp. in names of Christian schools)
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart