finish; completion; the end
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
laughing foolishly; cackling
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
king of the hill; king of the castle; king of the mountain
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to keep an eye on; to take care of
as many (people) as possible
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
temporary; provisional; interim
windy; windswept; receive harsh treatment
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
opening fully; full throttle; full power
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
timewasting; killing time
to visit (someone) in hospital
to read the situation; to sense the mood
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
vinegared rice topped with sliced raw tuna
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish