vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
sound wave; acoustic wave
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
extended game; overtime; extra time; extra innings
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
idly; sluggishly; doing nothing
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
temporary truce; ceasefire
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.); holding; up!; carry me
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
dishonor during one's life; shame experienced during one's life
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
one-shō bottle (approx. 1.8 litres)
more than enough (to drink)
famous brand of sake; choice sake
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
the opposite sex; isomerism
one parent; single parent
second marriage; remarriage
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
to drink someone down; to drink someone under the table
rural community development; rural community activation
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to be plump; to be chubby
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
private person; individual
complete stranger; total stranger
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put to sleep
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
parental love; parental affection
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack