gambling den; gambling house
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
ministries and government offices; the authorities
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
teetotal day; day off drinking; (lit.) liver rest day
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
butcher's knife; chef's knife
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
with energy; vigorously; cheerfully; assertively; lustily
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to sob; to be choked with tears
originally; by nature; from the start
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
no!; no no!; no, not at all
shaman; Sherman (WW2 tank)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
baby tooth; milk tooth; first set of teeth