to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
bento; Japanese box lunch
(disposable) shopping bag; carrier bag
convenient; handy; useful
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
jingle; ding; ringing of small bells
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
behind; in the rear; in back
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
suited figure; person in a suit
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
to run through; to run past
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer