central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
large biceps; well-developed biceps
information transfer; information transmission
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
finishing blow; coup de grâce
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
victim; injured party; sufferer
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
unable to resist; unable to suppress
border (pattern); stripes; border; boundary; border; edge
rail (any bird of family Rallidae, esp. the water rail, Rallus aquaticus)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
unknown; obscure; insignificant
compulsive kisser; person who gives many kisses; person who likes kissing others
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
finish; finishing; finishing touches
opening time; starting time of work
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
eraser dust; eraser shavings; eraser crumbs
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy