traditional Japanese meal brought in courses; tea-ceremony dishes
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
victim; injured party; sufferer
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
reason; cause; history; origin
evident; plain; distinct; clear
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem