as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
healing (esp. through alternative therapies, music, color therapy, supernatural powers, etc.)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
boastful speech; bragging
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
pointing out; identification
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention