to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
enemy territory; hostile place
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
great man; great god; hero; big man
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
polite; respectful; reverent
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
influential person; man of importance
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
whichever one chooses; either way
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
unflavored rice porridge; rice porridge made of only white rice and water
deep-frying without breading or batter; food deep-fried without breading or batter
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
stew of cubed meat or fish (esp. pork belly or tuna)
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)