seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
loyal retainer; loyal subject
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
government office; public office
bank; banking institution
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to raise one's voice; to shout
to detain; to check; to restrain
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid
in one's own way or style
justice; fairness; impartiality
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
one shō bottle (1.8 litres)
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play