serious; grave; dignified; solemn
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
mini patrol car; small police car
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
chief; main; principal; important
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to practice; to practise; to train; to drill; to become practiced; to become practised
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
right (to do something); authority; power
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism
to become an expert; to be master at
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
manner of using one's hands
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
type of occupation; occupational category
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)