principle; theory; fundamental truth
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
loose (of clothing); loose-fitting; plenty (of pouring a liquid); sloshing about (e.g. of water in one's stomach)
manners; customs; public morals; sex service; sex industry
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
one's real father; natural father; biological father
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
udon with deep-fried tofu
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
with a slurp; slurpingly; smooth; shiny; noodles; udon
with a splash; with a plop
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
sake in a tumbler; glassful of sake
24th day of the month; 24 days
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
one day; (on) a certain day
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
payment of debts; repayment
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
tatsumaki senpūkyaku (kick attack from the Street Fighter series); hurricane kick
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
okara; soy pulp; tofu dregs; edible pulp separated from soybean milk in the production of tofu
to speak through the nose; to nasalize
White Day (March 14); day for giving white chocolate and other presents to female coworkers and friends in return for gifts received on Valentine's day
slapping the opponent with the open hand