fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
lip-syncing; lip-synching
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
to snatch from; to steal from
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
covered with; stained; smeared
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
soaked; drenched; sopping; splashing; sloshing
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
unanticipated; unexpected
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
to attack each other; to launch assaults on each other
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
former; ex-; earlier times; the past; formerly; previously
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
rational; reasonable; logical
actual profit; practical use; benefit
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)
adaptability; capacity for adaptation
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on