gourd-shaped war fan; referee's fan; stratagem; tactics
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
prohibition of use (of); ban on using (something)
punishing a crime to make an example for others
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
to discuss; to talk together
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
serves you right!; see what happens!
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
end; close; conclusion; termination
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
because; as; since; so; due to
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout