to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
script; screenplay; scenario
fair words fill not the belly; food before romance
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
Apollo program; Project Apollo; Apollo (Greek and Roman god)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
second generation; second; junior
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
considerably; fairly; quite
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance