quitting while one is ahead
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to feel; to sense; to experience
to torment; to harass; to tease
effect; result; worth; use; avail
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
very; extremely; excessively
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa); perilla; beefsteak plant
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
fighting game (usu. one-on-one)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
these guys; these fellows
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
height (of body); stature
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
point (of a conversation, etc.); sense; hold; grip
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder