dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
holding two jobs concurrently; having a side job in addition to one's regular job; moonlighting
prohibition; inhibition; ban
starting work (for the day); employment; work
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
member of a non-famous boy band or girl group; (lit.) underground idol
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
goods; merchandise; commercial items
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
source of revenue; financial supporter
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
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)
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling