everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
first generation; founder
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
from the beginning; from scratch
useful thing; usable article
medical treatment (esp. surgical)
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to become accustomed to calling (e.g. someone by a certain name)
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
flexible (person); open-minded
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
since when; from when; how long
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
separate case; another matter