to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
corridor; hallway; passageway
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
curiosity; inquisitiveness
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
to walk away; to walk off
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
Regulus (star in the constellation Leo); Alpha Leonis
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
even though; despite; when
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me