on hand; readily available
filling (meal); heavy; solid; substantial
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
to wreak damage on; to cause trouble to; to ravage; to go around causing damage; to rampage from place to place; to ravage far and wide
death from prostration; death from emaciation
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
staying the night; lodging (at)
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
slight intoxication; being tipsy; mellowness
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
betting ticket; betting slip
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
number of times; frequency; count
Imperial reign; Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort