to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
boredom; ennui; tedium; discontent; unease
stairs; rank; grade; guide; guidebook; slanted ladder (exercise equipment)
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
cuff (of pants); hem (of skirt); train (of dress); foot (of mountain)
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
being fully exposed (of genitals, breasts, etc.)
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
entangled arm lock (judo); hammerlock (wrestling)
completely; entirely; absolutely; not at all; not in the least
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
soft; weak; fragile; poorly built; insubstantial
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to be somewhat stylish; to be somewhat chic
chicken bones; chicken carcass
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging paper lantern
coastal waters; adjacent seas
fishing grounds; permitted fishing zone
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (esp. in an online game)
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength