lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
presence (impressive quality)
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
trembling from fear; trembling all over
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to yell; to rant; to rave
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
military campaign; battle; war
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
greeting; a fine thing to say
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
in one's own way or style
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher