business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
outside order; outsourcing; custom (manufacture)
anything and everything; just about everything
sense of duty (obligation)
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
fried prawns; fried shrimp
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
preparation; arrangements
difficult to ...; hard to ...
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
particularly; only; in the case of
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
pure heart; naivete; innocence
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to extract essence by boiling; to extract flavor; to decoct
chai; spiced Indian tea (usu. boiled in milk)