one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870); 2.4 cm (traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); letter; character; scripture
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
to apologize; to apologise
(one) letter; (one) character
age; years; longevity; long life; congratulation; celebration
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
(ribbon of) an official seal
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
executive officer; administrative official
efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly
transport corps; army service corps
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
head; lead; vanguard; first
to leave as is; to ignore
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to ask a high price; to overcharge
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
wavering; unsteady; floating hip throw (judo)
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
the five virtues; tripod; three or four-legged kettle stand; family crest in the shape of such an object
sphere; circle; range; category
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
coagulation; freezing; solidification; curdling; setting; congealing
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
munitions; military stores
plunder; spoils; booty; loot
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish