no!; no no!; no, not at all
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
inheritance; something given or received
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
small sum (e.g. of money); small denomination
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
strong point; selling point; forte; specialty; attraction
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
freckles; buckwheat chaff
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
tall figure; high stature
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
under ... years of age; less than ... years old
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
hard worker; hardworking person
one by one; one at a time; in turn
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon