to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
change of occupation; career change
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
starting point; point of departure
(doing nothing but) eating and sleeping; living idly
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
feeling of a full stomach after a meal; satisfaction of having a full stomach
feeling of fullness; ability of a food to fill you up
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
bakery; baker; pastry shop
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
just a minute; small quantity
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
hotel expenses; expenses incurred during a stay
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)
tomfoolery; monkey business
practice; practising; experience
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back