to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
identity or background check (often to see if someone is a burakumin)
being in tune (with each other); being on the same wavelength; being leaked (of information, secrets, etc.); (passing through) without hindrance; unobstructed
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
drawing and manual arts (school subject)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
to perceive; to understand
the first star to appear in the evening
miscarriage; (spontaneous) abortion; abortive birth
immediately carrying out (a plan)
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
water outlet; tap; faucet