tradition; legend; folklore
number one; first; best; most; game; round
will not do; do not; does not
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
police officer; policeman; constable
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
evening; night; nighttime
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of somebody in the act of committing a crime
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
highball; whisky and soda
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
in that manner; like that
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
by myself; in person; by oneself
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)