to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
number one; first; best; most; game; round
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness