to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
one's best interests; one's own good
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
unloading (cargo, etc.); discharge
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
bon voyage!; have a nice trip!
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth