brown envelope; manila envelope
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
edict; ordinance; proclamation
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
near; close; beside; third person
deuteragonist; secondary or supporting actor in a noh or kyogen play (possibly multiple actors)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
leather shoes; leather boots
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
veil of darkness; curtain of night
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to crack; to develop a crack
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
prohibition; ban; embargo
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
postal privatisation (privatisation of Japan Post)
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
thorough; exhaustive; complete
cut; reduction; curtailment
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar