one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
whispering into a person's ear
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
my personal (e.g. opinion)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
about this time; about now
in the same way as; just like
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to live; to make a living; to get on with
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
honour; honor; glory; privilege
don't worry; there's no need to worry
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
distilled liquor; spirits; hard liquor; cachaça (Brazilian liquor)
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle