to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
it is shameful to reject the advances of a woman; shameful is he who spurns a woman's invitation; (lit.) not eating the meal set before him is a man's shame
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
here and there; in places
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
handrail; railing; banister
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
system; institution; organization; organisation
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
outside world; physical world
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to be landed (of a fish); to be reeled in; to be caught
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust someone's civility; to give up (on someone)