something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
seven delicious flavors (flavours); blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.); shichimi
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
full of openings; half empty; (cutting) sharply; cleanly; (arch.) (progressing) smoothly
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
conviction; belief; confidence
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to translate; to interpret