party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
maelstrom; the state of affairs being in great turmoil
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
reputation; respectability
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
manservant employed by a samurai (Edo period)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
quality (of a product or a service)
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
both sides; two sides; double-sided
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
remote antiquity; ancient times; the remote past
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
commonplace; vapid; insipid
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
dry riverbed; river beach
pole on which to hang laundry for drying; clothesline
to jump at; to be attracted by
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to be found; to be discovered
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool