to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
living; lifestyle; living room
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
bento; Japanese box lunch
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
all present; all concerned; all of us
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
lunchbox made with loving care by one's wife
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
loving couple; couple of lovebirds; happily married couple (who are always together)
the way one works; one's working manner
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange