to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to the best of my ability, poor though it be
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
long (time that has passed); old (story)
kidney failure; renal failure
(not) even once; (not) ever
tacit; unspoken; implicit
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
irritant; cause of irritation; cause of annoyance
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
wide difference; a world of difference
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
several times (as large, over)
number of large objects such as cars, computers, etc.
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
nowhere in particular; just out for a bit; (euph. for) toilet break
blood relationship; blood relative
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
cheap restaurant; eating place (house)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
oyakodon; chicken and egg on rice; threesome including a mother and her daughter
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to feign innocence; to feign ignorance; to wipe one's mouth
very; much; greatly; a lot of