diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement
within the family; in the home; domestic
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
to order; to command; to appoint
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
next year; next fiscal year
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to cover up with something
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
hard worker; person who perseveres; person who doesn't give up; eager beaver; bitter-ender
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
upper side (of a go, chess or othello board)
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
(sense of) taste; counter for kinds of food, drink or medicine
manly; masculine; like a man
finely chiseled (features)
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
recollection; reminiscence
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
circular breathing (technique to enable continuous playing of a wind instrument)
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
turtleneck; turtle-necked sweater; polo-neck(ed) sweater