figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
study group; study meeting
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
inarizushi; sushi wrapped in fried tofu
the Bon Festival and New Year; two great things (happening at the same time)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
loveable; very likeable; like very much
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
liquor-soaked; continuous drinking; daily drinking; binge drinking
archery range; brothel (covering up as an archery range)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation