voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
continuation; succession; series; continuous
looking and listening; (television) viewing; (public) attention; interest; (signal) reception
participatory; participating; hands-on
wooden joint; wood joinery; kumite; sparring; yotsu-gumi clinch; mutual grappling hold; underhand pass with clasped hands (volleyball)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish; horseradish (or any blend of wasabi and horseradish)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
good person; good guy; character with a round white head on which the character "good" is written (common in Edo-period prints)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
the lower classes; the common people
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
making one's way in the world; (making a) living; (earning a) livelihood; business; trade; occupation
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote