to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
bento; Japanese box lunch
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
paste (food, text, adhesive, etc.)
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
to be consistent; to be coherent
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
literature; books (reference); document
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
turning to the right; right turn
turning to the left; left turn
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)
Engel's coefficient; proportion of one's income spent on food
success or failure; outcome; result
doppelgänger; doppelganger
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
successfully; with success
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
present (brought by a visitor); gift
homecoming; returning home
to drink someone down; to drink someone under the table
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning