standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
drama; play; Chinese opera
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
six copies; Buddhist pilgrim (carrying 66 copies of the Lotus Sutra to be left at sites across Japan)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
national railway; Japan National Railways (1949-1987)
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
condition; figure; appearance; voice
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
to finish; to end; to be completed; to fulfill one's obligations
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts)
not yet developed; undeveloped; underdeveloped
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
just because; even if; even though
person who is a cut above the rest
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
latest style (fashion, hairstyle, etc.); up-to-date style