receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
initiative; prior consideration
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
Sanuki (former province located in present-day Kagawa Prefecture)
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
flour; meal; powder; dust
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah; loofa; something useless
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
true Tokyoite; person born and raised in Edo
ahead; before; the future
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly