from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to demand money; to pester; to extort
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
(someone else's) daughter
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
an issue being settled; a case being closed
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
poking someone's anus with one's index fingers (childish prank)
Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to suffer damage; to be deceived
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
about; concerning; related to; -ish