to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
moment by moment; hour by hour
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
still (continuing); as ever; further
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
to wash away; to rinse off
walking heavily; lumbering
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
being startled; getting a shock
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
personal attendant; valet; maid
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of