grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
accompanied by a woman; accompanied by women
to feel a chill run down one's spine
to be a live-in employee; to live in; to live with
whirlpool of political strife
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
best friend; very close friend
to stamp; to engrave; to inscribe
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to bite each other; to fit together; to mutually encroach; to eat together
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to cut loose; to act without restraint; to throw off all inhibitions; to go wild
disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen
(to be pushed) toward the middle (of a crowd) (usually against your will)
start broaching (a subject); opening remark; event at the start of the tenth month of the lunar calendar; opening a sealed jar or container
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
sending to the rear (esp. a soldier); evacuation from the front; sending later
relatively; comparatively
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
tacit understanding; connection (of thoughts); collusion; blood vessel
dumbfounded; open-mouthed
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
empirical; from experience
end of life; death; annihilation
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
to give an address (before a large number of people); to give a forceful speech
open field; empty lot; plain
misuji (cut of beef, usu. from the chuck); shamisen; samisen
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
information dissemination; public relations; propaganda (political parties, unions, etc.)
manly spirit; soul of a samurai
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple