defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
to charge; to rush; to assault; to flood a company, organization etc. with phone complaints (usu. loosely organized on anonymous online message boards)
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
lucky-dip bag; grab bag; mystery package (with a variety of articles possibly worth more than the purchase price)
torii; Shinto shrine archway
postponement; deferment; adjournment
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
February; second month of the lunar calendar
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
Japanese person; Japanese people
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
high academic achievement; advanced academic training; higher education
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
chocolate given by a boy to a girl on Valentine's day (the other way around is the norm in Japan)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)