to break off with (e.g. one's lover); to be sharp enough to cut one's skin (of a new banknote, etc.)
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
somewhat below; slightly below
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
common people; ordinary people; masses
fancy restaurant; expensive restaurant
dramatic pose; grand gesture; grandstanding
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
historical play; period drama
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander; fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
seam of joined boards; cross grain (of wood); thick card made from several sheets of washi paper
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
being startled; getting a shock
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)