de facto marriage; common-law marriage
great vigor; tremendous energy; (lit.) forceful enough to knock down birds in flight
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
the end justifies the means; circumstances may justify a lie
high academic achievement; advanced academic training; higher education
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
net news; network news; Usenet
coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup)
man who is popular with women
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
air transport; air lift; airlift
revision (of a rule, price, etc.); alteration; change
ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides
oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
marital relationship; marital relations
strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid
(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)
feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
having ended; being resolved
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
great mountain; large mountain
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown