approval; license; licence; permission
talk about various topics
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
appointment; assignment; promotion
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
preface; introduction; preamble
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
with a clatter; clatteringly
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
resignation; acceptance; consolation
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
somewhere (very vague); someplace (very vague)
blond hair ("kinpatsu" read backwards)
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
distortion; falsification; perversion
with a snap; with a crack
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to run down (stairs, etc.)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation