reigning; controlling; dictating
sublime; noble; high-minded
choices; alternatives; options
voice quality; type of voice
unidentified mysterious animal
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
duty; obligation; responsibility
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
January; first month of the lunar calendar
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
wind; gas; fart; something worthless; something not worth considering
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
trembling from fear; trembling all over
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
sexual experience (with men)
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
this and that; various things
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
perfect; perfection; perfect game
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome