to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
police; police officer; police station
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
trouble; bother; annoyance
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
vegetables pickled in salted rice-bran paste, esp. with lots of liquid
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
charming; bewitching; coquettish
(United States of) America; USA
shrimp-shaped taro variety
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to creep about; to crawl around
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
a cold can lead to all sorts of illnesses
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
being very popular; being in great demand
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
security firm; security company
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
accounting; administration (of money)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle