to recover (one's) costs; to break even; to pay off (e.g. hard work); to be worth the effort
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
very rich person; the super rich
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
suffix for familiar person
way of calling (something or someone)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to be at a loss; to rack one's brains in vain; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to someone's name
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
not caring; not giving a damn
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
list; table; schedule; catalogue; catalog
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
to be itching to put one's skills to use
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
(piece of) type; movable type; moveable type; printed word; printed matter; print
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
lowercase letter; small letter
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
both; both sides; both parties