being very popular; being in great demand
time and time again; many times; a number of times
in parentheses; bracketed
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
poor physical health; bad shape
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
in perfect form; going swimmingly
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
strong person; the strong; the powerful
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
mid-air breakage or disintegration
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card