to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
store; reserve; stock; savings
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to colour; to color; to grow lively; to become excited; to waver; to show uneasiness
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to be free; to be available
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
rice with other ingredients poured on top
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
household economy; family finances
every evening; every night
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
whole summer; summer long
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
to carry (a child) on one's back
cloth (for Japanese clothes); kimono fabrics; textile; silk fabrics
to sell off; to sell completely
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
sewing; tailoring; newly tailored clothes
demanding; difficult; strict
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit