black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
interior design; interior; upholstery
opposite; reverse; contrary
being very busy; busyness
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
training (esp. in-service); induction course
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to become an expert; to be master at
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)