to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
absence due to illness; sick leave
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to change completely; to change suddenly
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
plump; chubby; voluptuous
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
dilettante; lecher; nymphomaniac
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
occasional; infrequent; rare
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
recovery; undoing; recall
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
whoops; oops; gulp; ulp; ugh; yuck
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
support; backing; patronage
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
natural monument; protected species (animal, habitat, etc.)
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
dashing around on a horse; running around; exerting oneself (for another)
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope