clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
finding employment; getting a job
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
not understanding; not knowing
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; letting out stress; letting out feelings
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
suffix for building numbers
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
bicycle; child pickpocket
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
this (very thing); this precisely
storehouse; warehouse; godown
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes