family name; house name; family honour; family honor
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
female announcer; woman who makes public announcements (e.g. from an election campaign truck)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to squeeze out; to wring out
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
equality; impartiality; evenness
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to break down; to collapse; to fall apart
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk