with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
humiliation; shame; loss of face
confections; sweets; candy; cake
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
to become possible; to become able to (do)
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
counter for books; volume
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
major cleanup; spring cleaning
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop