to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
low price; affordable price
low price; affordable price
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower
minigame; mini game; subgame; practice game (usu. with reduced players)
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
property; fortune; means; assets
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to smile broadly; to grin widely
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
it's been a long time; long time no see
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
simply; merely; only; solely
neighbouring house; neighboring house
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
covering; protection; backing; relief
to be discordant; to have discord