firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to become better; to improve
declaration; proclamation; announcement
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
two times; twice; two degrees
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
sampling food; tasting; trying
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile