to laugh away; to laugh off
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
dispiritedness; dejection; languor; becoming flat (e.g. beer, carbonated drinks); becoming stale
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
stone which is worshipped; image of a god in stone
inner; underwear; undergarment; innerwear
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
mule (animal); mule (women's footwear); spinning mule; Compton's mule
carelessly; inattentively
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
jockey's racing uniform; one's best clothes (esp. for women), normally put aside for important meetings, dates, etc.
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic
human relations; personal relationships
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
cheap everyday food that most people enjoy (e.g. ramen, curry); eating cheap delicious food; person who seeks out cheap delicious food
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game