falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to manage (money, family finances, etc.)
hardness and softness; hard line and moderate line
determination; conviction
nothing to be afraid of; trivial; not amounting to much; can't do anything
to originate (with); to start (with); to stem (from)
to approach the finale; to come to a close
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
tank (of fluid); cistern; vat; tank (military vehicle)
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
philanderer; womanizer; man who takes advantage of women; womanizing; philandering
fierce battle; intense combat
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
to fold in; to fold up; to store in one's heart; to bear in mind; to do in rapid succession; to do relentlessly
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
runway; airstrip; landing strip; flight strip
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
to put together; to assemble
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
total blockage; complete shutdown; stopping completely; shutout
love; love (in tennis, badminton, etc.)
to be or remain always on hand
tug of war; forward puller (of a rickshaw)
makuuchi; top division (of professional sumo)
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
to resuscitate; to revive; to regain consciousness; to come round
movie version (based on TV series, anime, etc.); the movie
repeatedly; several times; many times
attentive to detail; careful; considerate; meticulous; detailed
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
metal sake jug; sake warmer
cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)