fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
versatile entertainer; all-round performer; person skilled in their craft
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
severe punishment; rigorous measures
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
neglect (dereliction) of duty; negligence
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
manners; behavior; behaviour
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to refer to; to use as reference
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
lucky or unlucky aspect of a given day
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
display of dolls during Hinamatsuri; Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
quietly; slowly; gracefully
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
banquet or reception hall
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
head start; initiative; preemption
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact