the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
tool; implement; means; furniture
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
be (that) as it may; having said that
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
chit; sales slip; voucher
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill