interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
one has no other choice but to do what one has to do
overtime pay; overtime money; overtime payment
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
(Chinese) jump rope; jumping over a fixed elastic rope
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to grow up; to become an adult
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
I appreciate your efforts
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
chastity; virtue; fidelity
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
in the meanwhile; during the time
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
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
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment