amusement parlour game which uses tokens (parlor)
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
to this extent; to this degree; this much
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
release; emission; ejection
savings box; moneybox; piggy bank
insertion slot (e.g. coins, tickets); input port
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to badger; to pester; to beg
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; to feel down
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed