to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
front; frontage; facade; main
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
penalty; sentence; punishment
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set