to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to cease; to stop; to be over
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
end of a match; end of a game
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
heart; guts; nerve; central part
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag