to write down; to record; to register
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
row of cherry trees (lining a street)
keno (casino game); kino (gum, resin); kino (cinema)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
chise; traditional Ainu house
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
to well up; to burst; to arise
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
planner; drafter; deviser
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
they; those guys; those fellows
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
how many years; how long; what year
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
big frame; large figure; huge body