thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
to distract one's attention
biological child; one's own child
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
setting a bad example to others
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
speech; expression; wording; language
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
accumulation; accumulate; store
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
substitute national holiday; day off in lieu of a national holiday that falls on a Sunday; compensatory holiday
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
rip-off; unfair overcharging; clip joint
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
attendance; presence; appearance
having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; (arch.) first; (arch.) foremost; (arch.) doing as one pleases; (arch.) acting selfishly
to let (someone) take hold of your hand
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
wrestlers from the same stable