to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
crescent moon; young moon
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
no, not like that (but like this)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
half and half; fifty-fifty
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to crack (person's voice); to squeak