association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out
internal conditions; true state of affairs
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
one's house; one's home; one's family
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
weak point; unskillfulness
division; section; classification; sorting; division
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
bridal costume; wedding dress
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
concession; conciliation; compromise
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally