to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
chocolate bar; bar of chocolate
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
sampling food; tasting; trying
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
mid-year gift; summer gift
sleet; daikon shavings; grated daikon; shaved ice topped with honey
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
since when; from when; how long
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)