to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
wedding ring; wedding band
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
at work; in the midst of work; working
to get distracted; to jump off the track
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to become better; to improve
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
mil (one thousandth of an inch); mill
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
to buy again; to buy anew
cheap article; poor quality article
even if not; even without
emphatic sentence-ending particle
to pick up; to find; to gather
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
bet; wager; stake; gamble
in search of; in order to look for
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
dullard; indecisive person
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
attractive middle-aged man
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way