to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
genuine article; real thing; real deal
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
quintessential enka; enka with age-old lyrical themes set to a haunting traditional-style melody
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
prohibition; inhibition; ban
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at