to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to entertain; to make welcome
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
bad weather; nasty weather
that is to say; so that means
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
looking or acting as if one owned the place
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
ancestor; forefather; foremother
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
curse; spell; malediction
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
teacher; instructor; professor
double room; room shared by two people; shared room