to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
in history; ever; historical
un-; non-; negative prefix
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
young person; inexperienced person; novice
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
from here; from this place
high-end; high end; high level
company; corporation; workplace
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
food (esp. chicken and vegetables) boiled in plain water (or sometimes dashi, etc.) and served with dipping sauce (esp. ponzu)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
step; stride; counter for steps
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
fan service; giving one's fans what they want
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)