measuring rope with 'ken' (182cm) marked; measurement
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
failure; mistake; blunder
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
the last moment; the very end
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
absorption; suction; attraction
to be helpful; to be useful
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
riding together; riding with
to be transparent; to show through
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
to look young; to seem young