butt of a joke; punchline
student council (details vary widely but a body of students that takes part in overseeing student behaviour or student activities)
to get into trouble; to get busted
raised leg; lifting a leg; (arch.) sitting cross-legged
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to easily defeat; to eat (one's opponent) alive; to bilk; to swindle; to dupe
no problem; it doesn't matter
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
a little bit; a little while
forcibly; against one's will
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
impregnable castle; inner castle citadel; golden castle (nickname for Nagoya Castle)
calculated; premeditated; considered
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
remittance; sending money
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
club budget; club expense
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo
poop; faeces; feces; crap; trash; garbage
answering machine; answer phone
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
answering machine; answerphone
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect