to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
stimulating; exciting; provocative
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
give-and-take; give and take
tempura donburi; tempura served over a bowl of rice; (in comedy) repeating the same gag or silly line
overlap; duplication; doubling
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
correspondence; exchange of letters
var. of pottery from Hyogo prefecture; round balls made from eggs, flour, etc., (local food of Akashi)
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
bow (of boat); prow; stem
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
tour conductor; tour guide