insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
Japan's best; number one in Japan
professional killer; hit man
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
exquisite flavor (flavour); delectable flavor; delicious flavor; delicacy; delectable dish
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
chasing out ogres; exterminating ogres
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
is that so?; I see; right; oh
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
retainer; vassal; follower
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings