no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
light trap (for killing insects)
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
height (of summer, party, etc.); (in) full swing
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
seitai; manipulative therapy based on Chinese and Japanese traditions, and encompassing osteopathy, massage and chiropractic
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
finally; barely; only just; gradually
no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering
people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato
there; over there; that place; that far; that much; that point
proclamation; dissemination; promulgation
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries
trusted (friend); close (relationship)
shallow playboy; frivolous lad; good-time Charlie
South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
Hominidae (family of great apes)
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
girls' or women's division or section
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
steady; steady relationship; going steady