to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
command; commander; commandant
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to make an appeal; to urge
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
public announcement (in a department store, etc.); announcement over an (indoor) public address system
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)
grudge; complaint; reproach
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
manipulation of information; spin
to be a good match (for); to stand a chance (against); to be able to compete (with); to hold one's own
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
information technology; IT
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
outside the city; suburbs
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
refining; purification; careful manufacture
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
nape (of the neck); nucha