rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to settle a matter; to get even with someone
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
drunkenness; intoxication
sobering up; method of sobering up
viewing the past through rose-tinted glasses; glorifying past experiences; nostalgia filter; (lit.) memory revision
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
evening; night; nighttime
to become frayed; to become loose
cracker; party popper; cracker; cracker
like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
truth is stranger than fiction
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
sliding; slipping; slide; "slide" under the opponents stones by playing a move (usually keima or ogeima) on the second line
temper; irritability; fit of anger; tantrum (esp. of children); temper tantrum
proud; triumphant; boastful; self-satisfied
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
in person; personally; (do) oneself
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
(tactile) feel; sense of touch
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
huh; I'll be damned; well!
comprehensive evaluation; over-all judgment; general comment
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers; leaving (one's master's place for home)
accusation; complaint; charge; suit; legal action; legal proceedings
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially