cup of sake used to drink to the establishment of a partnership, commitment to marriage, etc.; nuptial cup of sake
three-cornered conversation
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
rule; reign; government; governing
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
multi-layered; multi-tiered; multi-storied
practical effect; efficacy; efficiency
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
extermination; expulsion; destruction
in name but not in reality
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
plan; scheme; intention; project; design
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing
marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down