plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
snipping sound; cutting sound; to cut
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
slitheringly; wriggling, slipping and sliding
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to concern; to be related
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
amount of money; sum of money
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
rich person; wealthy person; taking good care of things; keeping things for a long time and taking care of them
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
to correct oneself; to restate
company; corporation; workplace
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
interference; meddling; butting in
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
relation; relative; kind; cordial
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around