abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
raw materials; ingredients
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
how long; how far; how much
frequency (of occurrence)
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
payment of debts; repayment
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
to rank next to; to come after
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
daily wages; payment by the day
for your information; I'm telling you
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
incessant working; working non-stop
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
to begin; to set about; to start
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
charging (electrically); electrification
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear