to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
completion; perfection; accomplishment
maid; helper; help; assistance
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
futomaki; thick roll of makizushi; rolling something thickly; something rolled thickly (a cigar, etc.)
food packed in a wooden box
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to be silent; to say nothing
to face; to go towards; to head towards
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
bamboo mat used in food preparation (esp. to roll sushi); sushi mat
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt