party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
relish; gusto; appreciation
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children
elopement; running away with a lover
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
indolence; laziness; sloth
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
writing side by side; writing (down) together; writing (down) both
signature; autograph; signing one's name
guaranteed; authentic; certified
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
player (of music, instrument, etc.)
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
to split (by striking); to divide; to disclose; to speak frankly
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
vise; vice; capstan; windlass; cargo net
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
naniwabushi; variety of sung narrative popular during the Edo period
by sheer strength; by brute force
role; part; job; assignment
right under; directly below; right beneath