businesses offering food and entertainment; cabaret, club, gambling and restaurant businesses; sex industry; sex-related businesses
action of making something; -ification
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of somebody in the act of committing a crime
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)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
go that far; to that extent
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
looking pale; looking unwell
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
all; the whole; on the whole; all in all; generally
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
very young; little; childish; immature