person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to stand by; to be on standby
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
very bad condition; awful state; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
business discussion; negotiation
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
moderate; proper; just right
the other day; a few days ago
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
seizure; attachment; foreclosure
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
district; section; sector
cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor
performance of one's official duties
to brighten; to grow light
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
miser; penny-pincher; one who makes nigirizushi, etc.; handle; grip
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)