to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
to find out; to discover; to detect
snowshoes; Snowshoe (cat breed)
difficult to obtain; difficult to get
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
in the hospital; hospitalized
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
(some) more; even more; longer; further
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
obstruction of business; interference with business
head of a police station; chief of a police station; superintendent
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam