subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
difficult to ...; hard to ...
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
planning; project; plan; design
entrance; admission; entering
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
depopulation; declining population
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
going around; patrol; round; tour
public hall; community center; community centre