endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
blini; bliny; buckwheat flour pancakes (usu. served with sour cream)
KGB (former Soviet Union intelligence agency)
KGB (former Soviet Union intelligence agency)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)
stimulant; pep-pill; shabu; upper; speed
under the wing (esp. of an aircraft); under one's wing; under one's control
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy); being in a bad financial situation; front left; front and left
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
absence; disregard; indifference
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
not; nonexistent; not being (there)