properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to employ; to hire; to charter
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
it's been a long time; long time no see
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
something like ...; something called ...
question; inquiry; enquiry
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory