family-centered sitcom; TV drama of family life; soap opera
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
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
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
cinch; pushover; easy matter; light snack; cake served with tea
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
full tank (esp. of gasoline); full capacity (of a battery, receptacle, etc.)
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
volume number; reel number; number of volumes; number of reels; a set number of scrolls to be read by a Buddhist monk
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material)
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
meteor; shooting star; falling star
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king