concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to keep secret; to conceal
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
your body; your health; yourself; you
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
to talk; to chat; to chatter
as (for); for; in the capacity of
having lost face; in a bind
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
courtier; noble; people serving the Imperial Court
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to be helpful; to be useful
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
at your own discretion; as you see fit
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
-less; lacking; non-existing
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
meeting; greeting; welcome
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to be surprised; to be astonished
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant