spiced sake (served at New Year's)
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
to be badly made; to fail
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
that; the matter in question
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
considerably; greatly; a lot
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
war; fighting; fierce competition
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
patriarch; head of a family
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
(social) position; status
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
consideration; taking into account
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse