dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
white; correction fluid; white-out
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
spider; spider (solitaire); spider; web crawler
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to know (someone); to think; to believe
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
something like ...; something called ...
amount; quantity; measuring; weighing
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
non-commissioned officer; petty officer
master sergeant; sergeant major (JSDF)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
legal officer; legal office; judge advocate (army); praetor (Roman magistrate); pretor
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal