depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
way (of doing); manner; method; means
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
deep emotion; strong feelings
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
dodgy dealings; monkey business
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
legal; lawful; legitimate
to practice magic; to practise magic
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)