to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
contract; compact; agreement
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to be worried; to be troubled
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to go out and away; to leave
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to watch over; to watch attentively
smoothly; easily; readily
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
father; dad; husband; you; he
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
Japanese person; Japanese people
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
editor (in publishing, etc.)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
pair; two kinds; two ways
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
materials; data; document
story; tale; talk; discussion
to assemble; to set up; to construct
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
ten; 10; ten years of age
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
way (of doing); manner; method; means