sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus)
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
night duty; night shift; night work
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)
maid; helper; help; assistance
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
juvenile Japanese sea bass (under two years old and roughly 25 cm in length)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
no!; no no!; no, not at all
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
how; in what way; how about
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
language of flowers (e.g. the use of red roses to signify love); floriography
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove