Tamagotchi (handheld digital pet) (trademark)
demand note; dunning letter (note)
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
private affairs; personal matter
third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
editor (in publishing, etc.)
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
article; thing; object; property; real estate
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
opening and shutting; opening and closing
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
business world; business circles; (the) industry
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing