circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
date(s) (e.g. for exhibition)
to understand; to make out
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
competing; competition; auction
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
token (effort); something done for form's sake
consequence; result; conclusion
amount of money; sum of money
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
(the crime of) kidnapping (kidnaping)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
man; male; masculine gender
(a place) within one's reach
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
rice (esp. when served on a plate)
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
to ask a high price; to overcharge
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
moment by moment; hour by hour
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-