to be kind to; to treat kindly
people close to the head man
bento; Japanese box lunch
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
physical education; PE; gym (class)
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
episode; anecdote; vignette
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
too much; excessively; too
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
every person; each one; everybody
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
anything and everything; just about everything
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
to indicate; to show; to point to
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
dullard (gen. from not picking up on other people's feelings)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)