cheap article; poor-quality article
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
gelidium jelly strips (made from agar-agar); prostate orgasm
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century); kamikaze
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
Empire of Japan (Japan's official name under the Meiji Constitution)
a long time ago; long ago
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued