to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
planning; project; plan; design
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
this, that and the other; this and that
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
armed forces; military; troops
it's not like; it isn't as if
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to force one's way; to push through
bulbil (esp. of a Japanese yam); propagule; brood bud
Elatostema umbellatum var. majus (variety of plant related to the nettles)
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown