to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
picking; collecting; harvesting
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
before ... days (months, etc.)
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
stock trading; stock transactions; share trading
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
secretariat; executive office
byproduct; secondary product
party; set; gang; company; person
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
physical condition; state of health
having a crush on someone; flushing
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
having said that; be that as it may
tortoise shell bondage; turtle shell bondage
ridged wooden bench used in SM practices (and in the Edo period for torturing female prisoners)
penalty; sentence; punishment
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
(short) rest; breather; break
wale (on the skin); welt; weal
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely