to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
look!; there!; here!; that is
menu; schedule; program; menu
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
room for confining criminals or lunatics (Edo period)
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
kabayaki; loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
to bring up under one's personal care
mixer (audio, concrete, etc.); blender (usu. countertop)
doping (in sports); doping (of a semiconductor)
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
coloured carp; colored carp
opening and shutting; opening and closing
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
suddenly; all of a sudden
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
fine performance; excellent performance
using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
burning; combustion; exerting all strength; making an effort
court (of law); courtroom
nonsense; (having) terrible taste; unstylish