yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
hemp; cannabis; marijuana; Shinto paper offerings
to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
pontoon bridge; floating bridge; bridge (of a ship)
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
whistle (sound made with the lips)
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
close; intimate; on good terms
newcomer; initiate; rookie
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
scene; view; prospect; outlook
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
in that way; like that; that way
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock