to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
having good knowledge of a certain matter; person who has good knowledge of a certain matter; informed source
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
to open (one's eyes) wide
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
complete recovery of health
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly (shining)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
unconcerned (about); unbothered; unworried; easy; simple
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance
power; authority; jurisdiction
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
festival merrymaking; revelry