to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
had better ...; may as well ...
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
a friend is a good thing to have; a good friend is a great blessing
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
take the opportunity to (do something else)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
very hungry; starving; ravenous
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
preface; foreword; preamble
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
simple chicken and rice stir fry dish (usu. flavoured with ketchup or tomato puree)
result; effect; performance; success
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
representative; exemplary; model
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
to this extent; to this degree; this much; this little
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone