party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
art of self-defense (defence)
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
at least; at most; (even) just
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to become desperate; to give in to despair
raging bull; ferocious bull
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
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
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on