thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
paying loan installments whenever one happens to have money (instalments)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
evening; night; nighttime
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
moron; idiot; stupid person
to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to invite in; to show someone in
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
such; this sort of; like this
fluent (in a language); flowing
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
caller; visitor; company; guest
reception room; parlor; parlour
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
too much; excessively; too
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)