batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
way of speaking; intimation
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
business; trade; operations; sales
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
top hat; high hat; silk hat; topper
(walking) stick; cane; wand
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)