to serve a master; to serve one's employer faithfully
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
fake; something false; sham; deception
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
rematch (e.g. in sumo when the match is too close to decide)
to prostrate oneself before
(Internet) troll; disturber; raising havoc; laying waste; robbery; holdup
hungry ghost (preta) realm
official announcement; proclamation
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
shabu-shabu; thinly sliced meat boiled quickly with vegetables, and dipped in sauce
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
intestinal environment; microbiome
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
legal office; law office; legal department
serious reply (response) (e.g. in 2ch threads)
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
fawn colour; fawn-colored horse
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
(dead) end; end of the line
(two) matchless things; (two) matchless people; pair of bright jewels
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses