achievement; feat; distinguished service; meritorious deed
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
waking; waking up; awakening
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
cessation; (coming to an) end
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
murder; homicide; manslaughter
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
tenacity; indomitableness; dauntlessness; inflexibility
hair disarranged during sleep; bed hair; habit of moving around in one's sleep; tossing and turning in sleep; sleeping habit (esp. of a child or toddler)
to comb down; to smooth down
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
different opinion; objection
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
shachihoko; shachi; mythical animal with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish; roof ornament in the shape of a shachihoko (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
deficit operation; operating at a loss; being in the red
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so