name; given name; first name
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
moment by moment; hour by hour
government office; public office
bureaucratic routine; red tape
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
present; current; in operation
system; institution; organization; organisation
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
(emotional) backbone; support; backbone (of a network)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to make sense; to be meaningful
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
original story; original version; this volume
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
municipal office; council; city hall
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
reform; reformation; reorganization
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
judge's sentence; assessment of a case
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to create a stir; to make waves; to raise a question about; to cause a sensation