to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
contract; compact; agreement
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
business; trade; operations; sales
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
while; even though; despite
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
to like; to love; to be fond of
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
cooking; food preparation
vocational school; technical school
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
reopening; resumption; restarting
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
shopping; purchased goods
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
trouble; bother; annoyance
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy