cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
club activities; extracurricular activities
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
very unskillful; extremely awkward
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
nothing but; except; no more than
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all