to succeed; to bear fruit
purse with a metal clasp; handbag (with clasp); pouch (with clasp); coin purse (with clasp)
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
dialect; language of the common people; colloquial language; slang
quotation; citation; reference
rash assumption; hasty conclusion
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
recently; lately; these days
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
orders; instructions; directive; command
container; receptacle; utensil; implement; calibre; talent
bottle used for warming sake
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
bowl of rice with food on top
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to badger; to pester; to beg
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap