guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
struggle (for); scramble; contest
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
popular person; favorite; favourite
action of making something; -ification
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
fried prawns; fried shrimp
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to call a person's attention (to)
official name; formal name
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
being fond of children; person fond of children
devoted; self-sacrificing
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
preliminary investigation; preparation
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
duty; obligation; responsibility
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude