to choke; to have trouble breathing
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to anticipate; to foresee
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
increase (in an amount of money)
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
order of arrival; first-come-first-served basis
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
in its entirety; whole; wholly
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way