living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
stomach ache; abdominal pain
to get strong; to gain strength
interior; inside; internal
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
joints; points (of a speech)
to overdo; to do too much
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
hey there; I say; see here
what's that?; what the...
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
function; facility; faculty; feature
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
invitation; introduction; temptation
thorough; exhaustive; complete
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
when it becomes; when it comes to
fifth day of the month; five days
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure