shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
hey there; I say; see here
to watch over; to watch attentively
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to blame; to find fault with