male domination of women; male chauvinism; subjection of women
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to have a talk; to tell a story
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
genuine; authentic; true; real
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
cooperation; collaboration
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
such; like that; that sort of; very
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
job hunting; job searching
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation