ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to start; to begin; to commence
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
nonchalantly; without a care
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
environment; circumstance
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
rice cooked together with oyster meat, etc.
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
Wagyu beef; Japanese beef
fried cake of minced meat
two at a time; two by two; in twos
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
column shape; cylinder; columnar
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
boiled daikon (or turnip, etc.) eaten hot with miso
dish dressed with sesame sauce
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste