to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
department store; department
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
protection against wind; Saposhnikovia divaricata (species of umbellifer used in Chinese medicine); Glehnia littoralis (species of umbellifer used in Chinese medicine)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
bringing; taking; carrying
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
somehow; for some reason or other
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
rather; better; instead; if anything
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
speech and conduct; words and deeds
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
particularly; only; in the case of
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to like; to love; to be fond of
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways