"lucky" underwear (esp. panties), set aside for special dates
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
(juvenile) delinquent; Yankee; Yank; American
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
mirror ball; disco ball; glitter ball
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)
seasoning; flavour; flavor
sweetness and saltiness; salted and sweetened taste
demon of the sixth heaven in the realm of desire who tries to prevent people from doing good
woman or girl who acts cute by playing innocent and helpless
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
character leitmotif; character theme song
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
enka singer; singer of Japanese traditional ballads
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
wrinkle (in paper); crease; wear
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to get angry; to lose one's temper
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like