intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
party game in which a randomly selected king issues orders to other players
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
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.)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to employ; to hire; to charter
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
by means of; due to; because of; according to
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate