poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
imprisonment; incarceration
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
peeling off (adhesive tape, wallpaper, etc.); pulling apart (Velcro)
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling game)
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
chicken katsu; chicken cutlet
taking care of oneself; self-love
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
under the orders of; by order (command)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
reservations-only system; by-appointment-only system
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
allegiance; obedience; submission
relish; gusto; appreciation
preparatory phase; preparatory period
tomfoolery; monkey business
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
depravity; corruption; degradation
reduction of expenditure; reduction of expenses; cost reduction; cost-cutting
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange
generously; liberally; magnanimously