to become greasy; to be oil-stained
two persons; two people; pair; couple
sixth day of the month; six days
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to pick up; to find; to gather
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
such; this sort of; like this
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to speak through the nose; to nasalize
feeling; sense; impression
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
way (of doing); manner; method; means
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
serious; severe; grave; acute
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...