to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
actor; actress; player; performer
warm and snug; soft and comfortable
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; ceaseless
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
ballot paper; voting paper
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
selling out; being sold out
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
school festival; campus festival
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
preparatory phase; preparatory period
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook