exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
letter; missive; note; mail
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
drinking party; get-together
overtime pay; overtime money; overtime payment
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
substitute national holiday; day off in lieu of a national holiday that falls on a Sunday; compensatory holiday
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
consideration; taking into account
to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
simple and clear; plain and simple
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)
to harm; to cause harm to
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
family name; house name; family honour; family honor