uneasily; restlessly; erratically
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
extremely; terrifically; super
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
Billiken (pointy-headed charm doll, orig. from the US)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to have a terrible time; to have a hard time
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry