prequel; retrospective (talk, etc.)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
pillow talk; conversation in bed; bedtime story
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; (lit.) fleeing is winning
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
quickly; calmly; intently
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
than; other than; except; but
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to rub in (e.g. cream into the skin); to grind and mix (e.g. pepper into miso)
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
public or government corporation
control; management; supervision
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
vulgar; mean; base; coarse; crude
amusement center (centre); game arcade; gambling hall