impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
proposal; offer; request; application
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
sunlight filtering through trees
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
unanticipated; unexpected
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
equipment; fixtures; furnishings; fittings; furniture; supplies
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
surname; family name; last name
sea bass (esp. the Japanese sea bass)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
your husband; her husband
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
(feather) duster; dusting
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)