just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
one's share; one's portion
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to collect; to assemble; to gather
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
abuse; misuse; perversion
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to be surprised; to be astonished
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
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)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
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
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
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 lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with