duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
small fraction; small proportion
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
war; battle; match; game; competition
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
precious stone (esp. jade); egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha
to harm; to cause harm to
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to become dim; to become blurred
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to have a reason; to have an excuse
just above; right overhead
to trace back to (the origins of something)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
distance in a straight line
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
river; stream; River; the ... river
to anticipate; to foresee
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
distilled liquor; spirits
to bungle; to make things awkward