to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
romantic; spicy; coquettish
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to throw at; to turn; to raise
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to palm off; to force a sale
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
putting into operation; invocation
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to some extent; to a certain extent
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
same trade; same business; same profession
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely