belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
clear; precise; definite; distinct
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to be postponed; to be deferred; to be delayed
participant; entrant; player; competitor
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
how; in what way; in what manner
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to decorate; to add a touch of colour; to grace
elegance; taste; refinement
pointing out; identification
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to like; to love; to be fond of
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped