no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
street performer (comedian)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
master; teacher; stable master
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to attack; to assault; to assail
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
dharmalaksana (dharma characteristics, the specific characteristics of all manifest phenomena); Hosso sect of Buddhism
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health