secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
store interior; inside of a shop
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
each; (arch.) you (plural)
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
cooking; food preparation
samue; monk's working clothes
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
frame; flame (abusive or threatening message)
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
(police) detective; criminal matter
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness