prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to move forward; to move on
leader; authority; mainstay
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
construction; establishment
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
construction; architecture (of buildings)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
patient; unhurried; leisurely
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
document; official papers
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other