slave contract (in the entertainment industry); harsh, slave-like long-term contract
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
the same night; that night
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
to rock; to shake; to swing
being without a name; being nameless; namelessness
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
cunning; wiliness; craftiness
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
return of something; repayment
unpaid; without pay; gratuitous; voluntary
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
one part; one portion; one section
interview (e.g. for a job)
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to ask a question; to ask questions
port city; harbor city; harbour city
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
to rest; to relax; to repose
document; official papers
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash