to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
bento; Japanese box lunch
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
bento; Japanese box lunch
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
too much; excessively; too
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
free (of charge); gratuitous
how many people; a number of people
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
breath; breathing; tone; mood
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
moment to quit; way to quit
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
to live; to make a living; to get on with
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
front; frontage; facade; main
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
invitation; introduction; temptation
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)