to be helpful; to be useful
at least; at most; (even) just
complete stranger; total stranger
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
stupid idiot; total moron
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste
the place for; the time for; the level of
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
Budget Committee (of the Upper and Lower Houses of the Diet); budget committee
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
the way back; the way home; return trip
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)