jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
Charis; Grace; minor goddess of charm, beauty, etc.; chalice (for Holy Communion)
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
office romance; office love affair
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
common raccoon (Procyon lotor)
mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
but; however; provided that
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
negative (result); gloomy; negative (e.g. attitude); pessimistic
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
periodic; regular; routine
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation