to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
family; members of a family
heart; guts; nerve; central part
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
arrest; apprehension; capture
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
postman; mailman; letter carrier; mail carrier
express; special delivery
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
good piece of work; honourable mention (honorable)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
(department) store; (department) stores
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
middle of the night; dead of night
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
sovereign; emperor; monarch
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
example; simile; metaphor; allegory