sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
male-dominated society; patriarchal society
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to keep (a person) waiting
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
name; given name; first name
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
home delivery (of food); outside catering
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
very; extremely; excessively
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances