to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
electricity; (electric) light
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
leaving everything up to someone else
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
third day of the month; three days
only; merely; but; no more than
Japanese person; Japanese people
convenient; handy; useful
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
instead; but (on the other hand)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to be reminded of; to call to mind
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
returning from school; going home from school
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
game arcade; video arcade
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down