to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
the other day; a few days ago
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
Niigata (city, prefecture)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
Miyazaki (city, prefecture)
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
secretariat; executive office
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
preservation; retainment; keeping
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
Kyoto-Osaka; Kyoto and Osaka
serialization; serialisation; serial story
article; news story; report; account
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
human-interest article; page-three news; police news
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs