tool; implement; instrument; equipment
to bind; to file; to top with egg (e.g. donburi)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
notes; comment; remark; annotation
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
mischief-maker; trickster; (arch.) lascivious person (esp. a loose woman); (arch.) useless fellow; (arch.) mouse; (arch.) rat
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to take off one's glasses
something or other; anything
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
paints; painting material
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
wedding ring; wedding band
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to get out of bed; to show a leg
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)