to relax; to feel at home
skill; dexterity; proficiency
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
body heat from several people in close quarters; stuffy air
kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era; (Western) pop song
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
good humour (humor); good mood
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to amuse oneself; to make merry
to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
lining; ceiling; wainscoting; wainscotting
type of vessel; design of a ship
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
entry into port; arriving in harbor
to be forward; to stick one's nose into; to meddle; to jut out; to protrude; to overhang
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
care; precaution; guarding; caution
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
diagonal move (in the game of go)
whiskers; sideburns; sideboards
to be experienced in the ways of the world; to taste the bitter and the sweet