to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to need; to call for; to require
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
death by hanging; execution by hanging
necromancer (esp. a blind female in northeastern Honshu); medium; shaman
whipping; beating with a whip; whiplash
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
endless; boundless; everlasting
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
perfect; complete; flawless
odds and ends; all; every
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
military cadet; officer cadet
watchtower; watch tower; lookout tower
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
registration; accession; register; entry; record
promotion (school, military, etc.)
of course; certainly; naturally
bribe; money under the table
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to drizzle; to become bleary (eyes)
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
with a start; with a jump
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)