to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
authority; power; influence
keyman; key person (e.g. of a company)
pleased to make your acquaintance
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
first report (esp. of an incident, disaster, or news story); initial report
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
the other day; lately; recently
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
launching out; embarking upon (a career)
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement