important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
living together; communal life; cohabitation
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
very much; exceedingly; extremely
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
growth period (in children)
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to become settled; to be fixed
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
person who pushily takes charge when cooking a hot pot at the table; (lit.) hotpot boss
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)