izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
indescribable; having no way to express
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
national border; provincial border
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
manners; behavior; behaviour
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
group; party; team; squad; section
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
hives; nettle rash; urticaria
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
washing (somebody else's body); scrubbing each other
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit