to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
(personal) background check
identity or background check (often to see if someone is a burakumin)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to subsist; to keep on living
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
don't you think?; indicates question
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
around the clock; day and night
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)