Budget Committee (of the Upper and Lower Houses of the Diet); budget committee
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
the way back; the way home; return trip
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to need; to call for; to require
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
white circle; white star; victory mark
three; three years of age
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
war; battle; match; game; competition
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
tradition; legend; folklore
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
and yet; though; when; in spite of