partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
peeling off (adhesive tape, wallpaper, etc.); pulling apart (Velcro)
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
chicken katsu; chicken cutlet
taking care of oneself; self-love
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
under the orders of; by order (command)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
reservations-only system; by-appointment-only system
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
allegiance; obedience; submission
relish; gusto; appreciation
preparatory phase; preparatory period
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
tomfoolery; monkey business
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
depravity; corruption; degradation
reduction of expenditure; reduction of expenses; cost reduction; cost-cutting
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
generously; liberally; magnanimously
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
intelligence network; information network
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
change of schedule; schedule change
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on