companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
by myself; in person; by oneself
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to be surprised; to be astonished
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability