highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
succession; continuation; series; sequence
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
participation; joining; entry
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
secrecy; highly classified information
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
to keep watch; to stand guard
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to lean against; to set against
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
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)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
care; precaution; guarding; caution
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to be sacked; to be dismissed
uncle (younger than one's parent)
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
(a) little; somewhat; somehow