speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
instruction; guidance; tutelage; (arch.) licensed elementary school teacher
very little (amount); next to nothing; hardly any; paltry; meagre
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
technique; art; skill; move
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to rest in peace; to attain eternal rest; to gain recognition; to get on in the world
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
dressing oneself; personal grooming
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
until now; so far; up to the present
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to be born; to come into this world