to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
while; even though; despite
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
question; inquiry; enquiry
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
than; from; out of; except; but; more
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
to be smeared; to be covered
to ask; to enquire; to query
briskly; quickly; promptly
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
alone; by oneself; on one's own
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
a short while ago; already