to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
recently; lately; these days
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl; dressed-up beautiful woman
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
like this; this sort; this way
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
man; male; masculine gender
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)