to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
road approaching a shrine
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to buy more (of something)
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
finding employment; getting a job
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
3000; three thousand; many
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
like an old man; doddering; wizened; frowzy; seedy
businessman; industrialist
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
leader; guide; mentor; coach
at the height (peak) of one's popularity
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image