to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
male-dominated society; patriarchal society
building lot; residential land
invitation; summons; bidding (e.g. to host the Olympics); calling
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
thief (particularly in RPG games)
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
talking about (behind one's back); backbiting
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
marathon; long-distance race
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord