hearsay; learning by hearsay
holding two or more positions concurrently
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to continue to do; to persist in doing
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
to watch over; to watch attentively
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (via someone else); to leave (a message) with someone; (arch.) to use as an excuse; (arch.) to make a pretext of
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
frequency (of occurrence)
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial