whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
snipping sound; cutting sound; to cut
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
to use (in cooking); to mix (in)
to keep a record; to keep a tally
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
to complain; to lodge a complaint
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
freshly drawn bath; (taking) a bath before anyone else
food and drink; eating and drinking
to line up points in a speech
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
reduction by half; halving
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
first month of the lunar calendar; January
second month of the lunar calendar
third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
big talk; boasting; bragging
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
being left out; being ostracized
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
web; World Wide Web; WWW; Web
what sort of; what kind of; what way