splitting the cost; Dutch treat
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
business; trade; operations; sales
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
vacant or unoccupied room
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
consumer financing firm; loan shark
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to shout (in anger); to yell
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
does not match (one's, its) appearance
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree