daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
gross; disgusting; sickening
Hot Pepper (free magazine)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
gap moe; attraction or infatuation caused by a "gap" between a person's appearance or expected behavior and their true nature or actions
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
move with haste (when you have no doubts); strike while the iron is hot
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
(very) fortunate person; lucky fellow; fortune's favourite
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
offense and defense; offence and defence
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
place for relaxation and refreshment
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
to be harmonious; to get on well; to be intimate or close
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
exemplar; model; example; pattern
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest