indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
locker room; changing room; dressing room
throng; gathering of people
reopening a shop after renovation; post-refurbishment reopening
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
what kind of business; what sort of matter
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
freshly-ground (e.g. coffee, pepper); fresh ground
problematical statement; controversial statement
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
bribe; money under the table
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
mil (one thousandth of an inch); mill
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
meow; miaow; cat; kitty; pussy cat
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
regular (periodic) examination
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
to need; to demand; to take; to require
with a snap; with a crack
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
to give a round of applause; to applaud