step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
occasional; infrequent; rare
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
requiring little trouble; untouched
straight-forwardness; honesty; purity
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
simple (e.g. matter); problem free; hopeless; the end (i.e. leaving one at a loss of words); dumbfounding
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to hold or operate with one's hands; to handle; to find difficult to manage
to throw away; to abandon
providence; luck; favor; favour; advantage
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
fee; charge; rate; material
materials; data; document
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
preparation; arrangements
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
to happen to be available; to have on hand; to have in stock
to entertain; to make welcome