to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
sunlight; rays of the Sun
Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone
shop; small store; business; firm
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
random; unintentional; unintended
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
support; mutual aid; cooperation; approval; authorization; authorisation
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
suddenly; all of a sudden
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
your husband; her husband
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
assisting town official (Edo period)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
brawl outside the stadium; fighting outside ring (wrestling); ring-side battle; verbal fight via the media
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about