to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
technique; art; skill; move
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to overdo; to do too much
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
accelerator (pedal); gas pedal
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
Shuto Expressway (network of toll expressways in the Kanto region)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
regret; repentance; remorse
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
sense of values; values; value system
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result