to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
now; the present time; just now; another; more
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to work without sleep or rest
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition