to keep watch; to stand guard
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to throw into; to toss into
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
favorable influence; favourable influence
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
interruption; suspension; break
way of speaking; profession
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
unsettled; pending; unresolved
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
right in the midst of; right at the height of