to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service (US)
to grant someone's request; to do a favour
to become muddy; to become slushy
excavation; cutting; digging
progress; advance; making (good) progress
(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer
somewhat cold; a bit chilly
Honda (Colombia); Onda (Spain)
vinegar diluted with water
germination; sprouting; budding
minced meat or fish that is seasoned and fried (usu. served on top of rice); tattered; ragged; fine; small
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
to wrap up (in); to roll up (in); to tuck (up)
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
set of problems (e.g. in a textbook) in which previously learned skills are applied to real world situations; practical assessment
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
(your) judgment; discernment
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
to fall from heaven (the sky)
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
just because; even if; even though
to continue to rain or snow