acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
one-shō bottle (approx. 1.8 litres)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
impression given by a painting or image
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (on TV, social media, etc.); face reveal
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
freshwater goby (any fish of genus Rhinogobius); dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); Gymnogobius urotaenia (species of goby); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
great laughter; burst of laughter
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
working adult; full-fledged member of society
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name
to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex; to start having interest in the opposite sex
for some (unspecified) reason
Alice band; (horseshoe-shaped) headband (worn over the forehead); hairband
in that manner; like that
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
catgirl; character who looks, acts, etc. like a cat
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)