to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
stirring; slight movement
to throw into; to toss into
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to pick up; to find; to gather
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
such ... as; or some such
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
established practice; custom
keeping things tidy and in order
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
to have a talk; to tell a story
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every