warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
gossip; corner of the mouth
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to shake; to sway; to waver
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
with a clatter; clatteringly