reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
(being) on air; (being) on the air; broadcasting
this kind of; this sort of; this; like this; in this way
won't (hasn't, isn't, doesn't, etc.); won't you
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
fixed time; regular time; scheduled time; fixed period; scheduled period
five (long cylindrical things)
price reduction; discount
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
floating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downs
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
pride; boast; credit (to)
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
nicely; properly; frequently; often; how (could you); why (would you)
cause of a disease; root of an evil
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
head (of organization, organisation); chief; sheikh; emir
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
pride; dignity; self-respect
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that