to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
receipt; cash-register slip
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
redundant keigo (i.e. improper use of the -rareru honorific form together with an honorific verb such as ossharu)
simply; merely; only; solely
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
Sichuan (China); Szechuan; Szechwan
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
don't you think?; indicates question
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine