steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
earnings from a part-time job
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to be saved up (of money)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
to follow another's example
pronunciation; production of sound
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
journal; magazine; periodical
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
bill (at a restaurant); check