making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
super work; tremendous work; spectacular; blockbuster
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
correction; looking over; touching up
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
word for word; verbatim; literally
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
as expected; as predicted
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
quickly adaptable; pro-active
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to hull (rice, barley, etc.); to pound (rice); to polish (rice); to stamp (ore)
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
don't you think?; indicates question
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
failure; mistake; blunder