to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
is that so?; I see; right; oh
5-point card with a blue tanzaku; blue ribbon card; scoring combination consisting of the three 5-point cards with blue tanzaku
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
with a sudden rush; in a mad rush; all at once
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
a little bit; a little while
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
alright; of no concern; unproblematic; okay; fine
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
good luck (in battle); may fortune be with you
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
locomotive; (train) engine
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
alone; by oneself; on one's own
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide