rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
affected part; diseased part; wound
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unvirtuous girl
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
written pledge; signed note of assurance; memorandum; legal instrument
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
prefabricated; knockdown; demountable (e.g. motor); flatpack (furniture)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
family-oriented; familial
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
distinction; discrimination
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
lucky person; someone who made a lot of money (e.g. gambling or on the stock market); skilled batter; batter on a hot streak; accident faker; someone who jumps in front of cars on purpose to extort money
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
udon with deep-fried tofu
soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
bill (at a restaurant); check
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
to push (something) against
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
dine and dash; leaving a restaurant without paying