to apologize; to apologise
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
dispersing; breaking up; running away
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
hand-rolled sushi (usu. cone-shaped)
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment