first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
cost of one's food; one's board
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
remaining; left-over; excess
madness; craziness; insanity
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (tapered, unlike a regular nata)
to strike (each other); to come to blows; to fight (each other); to speak (to each other)
single edge (e.g. sword blade)
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
talk; story; conversation
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
old manners; old style; old school (of art)