request; favour (to ask); wish; please
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
instead; but (on the other hand)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
field of early-blooming (or ripening) rice
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
overpayment; paying too much
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
free (of charge); gratuitous
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
back fat; fatty upper part of roast pork
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
will not do; do not; does not
back off!; leave me alone!
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
even if; even though; however; no matter how
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every