pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
pinky swear; pinky promise; linking little fingers to confirm a promise
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to collect; to assemble; to gather
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
go that far; to that extent
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
exceptionally close friend
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
spring water; clear (pure) water
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying