to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
to strike (each other); to come to blows; to fight (each other); to speak (to each other)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
brothers (usu. in company, etc. names)
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
it hasn't been long since
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
rational; reasonable; logical
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to rise; to erect; to get up
contrived; false-sounding
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to desire; to want; to wish for; to covet