to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
innocent; cherubic; childlike
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
estimate (of costs); budget
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
investment; contribution; financing
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
these guys; these fellows
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
artificial breasts; fake breasts
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
lamé (cloth made from gold or silver thread)
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to squash; to crush; to flatten
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
pride; boast; credit (to)
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
choices; alternatives; options
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
leadership; initiative; spearhead
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop