to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
surname; family name; last name
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
great-grandmother; great-grandma
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
Japanese (people, language, style)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
opening fully; full throttle; full power
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
first meeting; first interview with
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
good citizen; honest man; respectable member of society
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
men's (fashion, wear, etc.); men
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo