ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
to be intimate with; to befriend
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
younger people; future generations
to choke; to have trouble breathing
pressure; oppression; suppression
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
full dress; formal dress; uniform
mass killing; mass murder; bloodbath
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to begin; to set about; to start
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
signature phrase; signature saying
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
northeastern part; the northeast
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
coarse; rough; crude; raw; unrefined
to perfect; to detail; to polish; (arch.) to make (inside something)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)