to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond shape
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
restaurant with only set meals
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
several years; a few years
steady; sound; reliable; solid
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
business world; business circles; (the) industry
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
accounting; administration (of money)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
second generation; second; junior
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
at that time; in those days
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to take over; to hand over
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)