bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
complete change; about-face
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
evil spirit (that possesses someone); demon; devil
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
look!; there!; here!; that is
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
electricity; (electric) light
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
low dining table; tea table
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
thick omelette; rolled omelette
cold tofu (served with condiments)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor