full of openings; half empty; (cutting) sharply; cleanly; (arch.) (progressing) smoothly
with a snap; with a flick; wide-eyed; with a flick (of eyelids); with a crackle (of a fire); with a rustle
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
staring at; gazing at; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
value; worth; virtue; blessing
having a full stomach; being full; to one's heart's content
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to be greedy; to devour greedily
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
coiling (pottery-making method)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
personality; style; appearance
to have a smattering knowledge of
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
offender; criminal; culprit
return; arriving home; conclusion; reduction
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
interior design; interior; upholstery
painter; artist; illustrator
money paid to authorities; money paid to the government; money forcibly collected by yakuza bosses from subordinate gang members; contributions levied by gangster organizations on subordinates; money paid to a feudal lord; tribute money
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
to suck up to; to curry up to someone
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
position; job; employment; opening
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick