to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
drinking party; banquet; feast
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
chain mail (armor, armour)
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
my party; our party; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
sense of values; values; value system
special effects; SFX; tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
historical play; period drama
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
elder sister; effeminate man
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
present (brought by a visitor); gift
sake that has been kept in a wooden cask; cask sake; barreled sake
many; numerous; various; large number of
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par