to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
smoothly; easily; readily
to speak without hesitation or problems; to speak fluently or skillfully; to be talkative; to have a glib tongue
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
vice; immorality; corruption
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
-less; lacking; non-existing
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
three; three years of age
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
ama; female diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.)
(Japanese-style) undershirt worn under nagajuban
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
way; method; means; resource; course
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not