skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
three; three years of age
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
starfish; sea star; asteroid; northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
serious; not joking; straight
six (long cylindrical things)
chocolate-vine (Akebia quinata); fiveleaf; fiveleaf akebia; fruit of the akebia
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
strike while the iron is hot
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on