papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
no!; no no!; no, not at all
beginning; outset; first; onset
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
being projected to win; being certain to be elected; being sure of being elected
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
to take over; to hand over
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
don't you think?; indicates question
prison; detention house; detention center; jail
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
retirement at one's own request
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
donation; contribution; offering
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
street oratory; soapbox speech
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
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 pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky