book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
on the occasion of; at the time of
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
customer traffic; customers; custom
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
accurate; correct; precise; exact
success; prosperity; boom
temporary suspension (of business); brief shutdown
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
proposal; offer; request; application
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
state of mind; mentality; psychology
for a while; for some time; for a period
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)