not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart
undutifulness to one's parents; lack of filial piety; (arch.) (the crime of) cursing one's parents; (arch.) disowning one's child
to speak; to talk; to argue; to manage; to dispose of; to carry through
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
kanji "road" or "advance" radical (radical 162)
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
while; during; performed in this condition
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
forced compliance; coercion; compulsion
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
to rub in (e.g. cream into the skin); to grind and mix (e.g. pepper into miso)
edifice; monumental architecture; huge building
polish; improvement; burnishing
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
signboard with gold or gilt lettering; slogan; noble cause
the press; (in the) newspapers
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
excellent calligraphy; calligraphy
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
police; police officer; police station
licensed; chartered; officially allowed; legitimate
inside; interior; inner part
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to throw one's weight around; to be puffed up
surely (not); certainly (not)
anesthetic; anaesthetic; narcotic
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
civilized nation; civilised nation
high; noble; refined; advanced
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
completely out in the open; very publicly; in broad daylight