no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
Christmas Eve; holy night
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
Swahili (language); Kiswahili
coming out (as gay, etc.)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
yellowtail and daikon cooked with soy sauce
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
strongish; somewhat strong
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
resting at times; with careful thought; after proper consideration
tools and materials; equipment and materials
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to go (somewhere) with a purpose
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
pardon me for leaving (first)
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
fragment; one of the group or party
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
flash; instant; lightning (speed)