acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
democracy; popular sovereignty; Democratic Party (esp. DPJ)
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
this family; we; this house
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
common people; ordinary people; masses
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
warrant; summons; written order
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to cease; to stop; to be over
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
pet dog; beloved dog; love of dogs; fondness for dogs
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
pansy (Viola tricolor var. hortensis); garden pansy
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
what's what; heads or tails
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
all; entire; whole; altogether
yelp; sales campaign; kiang (Equus hemionus kiang); kyang
hotcake; (American) pancake