very; extremely; excessively
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
squared timber; rectangular lumber
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
that's the way it is; such is life
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to detain; to check; to restrain
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
set meal; special (of the day)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
rice (esp. when served on a plate)
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
small restaurant; eating house
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
name; given name; first name
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
charred; burnt black; scorched black
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
wonderful; splendid; magnificent