alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
thickly; stickily; viscously
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
every year; yearly; annually
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
admiration; being impressed (by)
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
bashful; shameful; ashamed
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
how much; how many; however
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
accomplishment; realization; attainment; penetration; pervasion
seventh of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Venus and west)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
buying; purchasing; procurement
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
early closing; finishing (work) early
trio; gang of three; threesome
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn