to be free; to be available
priority; order of precedence
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
to subsist; to keep on living
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
scoundrel; rascal; villain
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
living by oneself; living alone
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
for today; for the time being
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
smelling of men; reeking of male body odor; manly; macho
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
royal capital; imperial capital
in case of; at that time; at this time
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift