distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
plaster cast; cast; gypsum; plaster of Paris
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
furnishings; implements; equipment
stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
prison; jail; slammer; pen
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
security for a loan; collateral
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
returned goods; returning purchased goods
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
to surge; to well up; to gush out
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off (workers)
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
bullet; round; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy); hitman
chivalry; chivalrous spirit; helping the weak and fighting the strong; yakuza
(one) scene (in a movie, etc.)
to save one's face; to maintain one's status
something or other; anything
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to pick a fight (with); to find fault (with)
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
fee; charge; rate; material
money paid to authorities; money paid to the government; money forcibly collected by yakuza bosses from subordinate gang members; contributions levied by gangster organizations on subordinates; money paid to a feudal lord; tribute money
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
going slowly (esp. to enable a vehicle to stop immediately); going at a reduced speed; slowing down; reducing speed