to cut off; to lop off; to prune
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
female proprietress (of a bar, etc.); mother; housewife; (female) pet owner; pet parent
hoe; raw fish or meat dish in Korean cuisine
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
to stay calm; to keep cool
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
clerk; office worker; office staff
as is usual with; in common with
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
doppelgänger; doppelganger
damp; moist (negative nuance)
society for the study of manga; manga club
pickled vegetables; pickles
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
stone tower; stone pagoda; tombstone; gravestone
Metal Monkey (57th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1920, 1980, 2040)
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
true state; actual condition; reality
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)