to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
to alert; to get one's attention; to draw one's attention
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
killing two birds with one stone
chicken, goose and pheasant; (arch.) cuckoo, Japanese bush warbler and wagtail
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
sales; selling; marketing
All Seats Sold, Thank You; full house; sell-out crowd
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
turban cooked whole in its own shell
two at a time; two by two; in twos
fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
shriek of delight; cry of joy
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
three kinds; three varieties
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
butterfly (swimming stroke); G-string; gee-string
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
cannot be compared with; no match for
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)