to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to subsist; to keep on living
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to pay one's bill; to settle one's account
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to mix; to stir; to blend
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
name plate; name tag; label
Chinese guger tree (Schima wallichii)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
being under military occupation
this occasion; at this time; now
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
inside one's heart; in one's mind
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
something; something or other; something something
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)