to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
don't worry about it; forget about it
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
third stage; three stages
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
period of time; time slot; time zone
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into