to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
although I say; although one might say; although called
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to push aside; to brush aside
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
each place; various places
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to be plump; to be chubby
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to create a stir; to make waves; to raise a question about; to cause a sensation
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
with a momentary flash of light
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that