punchy; powerful; hard-hitting; stimulating; having impact
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
formal receipt (of payment; oft. hand-written)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
to travel; to take a trip; to make a journey
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
operating a cash register
not understanding; not knowing
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to grow bored
undisputed; entirely; perfect
working away from home (esp. abroad); person working away from home; migrant worker
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
I'm stuffed; that was good; what a meal
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
family-oriented; familial
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); centre (e.g. of learning); center; (government) office; fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
role; part; job; assignment
to die by the roadside; to die a dog's death
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
anger; getting angry; taking offense; losing one's temper
head; dome; bean; nob; noggin
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (a letter) till called for
grandfather; male senior-citizen
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to do for (the sake of someone else)
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so