particular; hard to please; fussy
two-wheeled vehicle (bicycle, motorcycle, etc.)
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
aging; wearing out; deterioration
deuteragonist; secondary or supporting actor in a noh or kyogen play (possibly multiple actors)
tenant (esp. residential tenant in apartment block); occupant; inhabitant; inmate
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to challenge (a person) to a fight
a long time (since the last time)
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
several years standing; over several years
menial; meanness; servility; abject
petty underling; small fry
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
(television, radio, etc.) receiver
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency
remote control; remote operation
orders; instructions; directive; command
to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
one's family (home) background (environment)
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
imputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck; second marriage; remarriage
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
chastity; virtue; fidelity
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
example; specimen; sample
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to feel hungry; to get hungry