even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
this occasion; at this time; now
trouble; bother; annoyance
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to say; to tell; to state; to do
only; merely; but; no more than
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
school building; schoolhouse
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
how long; how much; to what extent
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
bento; Japanese box lunch