to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
silent phone call (form of harassment)
royal custard; custard royale; royal
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
change of job; change of occupation; career change
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
casting (of roles); casting
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
counting the revenues and expenditures; counting the gains and losses
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
monjayaki; dish of pan-fried batter with various fillings
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
(your) choice; preference; wish
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to mix; to stir; to blend
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
if you can't beat them; join them; you can't fight city hall; if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side than to fight them
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on