to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
in the same way as; just like
occasional; infrequent; rare
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
to make coffee; to brew coffee
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
Kyoto-style grilled fish; fish slices pickled overnight in Kyoto-style sweet white bean paste, then grilled
next; secondly; subsequently
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
pair; the two; both persons; both things
chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
district; section; sector
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
already; now; no longer; not any more
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to pass away; to join the majority; (lit.) to enter the death register
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive