having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
table manners; dining etiquette
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
called; known as; that; to say
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
just you wait and see (as a threat)
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
scarf (esp. one worn for warmth); muffler
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
rather than; more ... than ...
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
departure date; day of departure
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)