takoyaki; octopus dumplings
older brother; elder brother
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
position; location; base; point; site
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to be dead; to be lifeless
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
family; members of a family
shopping; purchased goods
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
fall; drop; descent; coming down
rubber band; elastic band
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
once and for all; completely; spotlessly