AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
this and that; various things
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to rock; to shake; to swing
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
light; easy; non-serious; minor
black lustre; black luster
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to smile with one's whole face; to squint
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
opening fully; full throttle; full power
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
un-Japanese in appearance or character
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(social) position; status
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
student (esp. a university student)
studies; schoolwork; classwork
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
close; intimate; on good terms
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand