overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
older brother; elder brother
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
two persons; two people; pair; couple
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to ask; to enquire; to query
of course; certainly; naturally
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
serious illness; dangerous disease
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
hills and fields; hill and dale
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial