confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
program (e.g. TV); programme
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
person in the business (entertainment, music, film, etc.)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
to be reflected in a mirror
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
beriberi; tearing off something stuck on the surface of something else (e.g. duct tape)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
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
tall, lanky person; bean pole; tall and thin; tall and lanky
very short and stout; small but quite wide around
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
all right!; that's it!; thank God!; good!; I've got it!; I've done it!
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in