book; volume; this; present; main; head
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
originally; by nature; from the start
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
Iwaki (former province located in the central and eastern parts of present-day Fukushima and southern Miyagi prefectures)
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
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)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
leather shoes; leather boots
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
company; corporation; workplace
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance