to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
future (usually near); prospects
to get a reputation as a philanderer
to make merry; to be festive
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
human relations; personal relationships
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
good-quality; superior in quality
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
writing (e.g. as a profession)
to withstand; to be able to endure
quality newspaper; broadsheet newspaper
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
Japanese person; Japanese people
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit