protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
boisterously; roughly; briskly
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
stairs; stairway; staircase
actor; actress; player; performer
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
covered with; stained; smeared
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
river; stream; River; the ... river
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
1,000,000; one million; million; many
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
nesting hole; burrow; den
two persons; two people; pair; couple
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...