interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
control; management (e.g. of a business)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
being a fast worker; fast in forming relationships with women; quick to resort to violence; quick to turn violent
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
insolent fellow; rude fellow
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
persecution complex; delusion of persecution; paranoia
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing
fishing industry; fishery
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
the West; the Occident; Western countries
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
port city; harbor city; harbour city
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles