no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
interference; intervention; meddling
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)
boxer (fighter); boxer (dog breed)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
losing one's virginity; first-time sex
open date; start of (hunting) season
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
vector; direction (e.g. of one's activities or interests); focus
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
expression; look; countenance; face
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to distinguish by smell; to smell the difference (between); to scent out; to discern (one thing from another); to determine
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
how many people; a number of people
the present term; the present session
to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
scale; scope; plan; structure
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
retreat; retirement; depression (hole)
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try