to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
plaster cast; cast; gypsum; plaster-of-paris
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
furnishings; implements; equipment
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to blow off; to be blown off
member (esp. of a criminal organization); gang member; gangster; yakuza; crime syndicate member
stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
straight-laced person; stubborn person
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; (railway) truck; bogie; flatcar
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza