for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
company; corporation; workplace
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to apologize; to apologise
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
long ago; a long time ago; already
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance