I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
to fight to the bitter end
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks; chopsticks (hand game)
party game in which a randomly selected "king" issues orders to other players
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
being a mystery (due to conflicting testimony); being unknown; (lit.) in a grove
to rub in (e.g. cream into the skin); to grind and mix (e.g. pepper into miso)
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
Japanese, Western and Chinese (cuisine)
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
combination; arrangement; distribution; (arch.) marrying off
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
person who has rendered distinguished service
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
constriction; narrow part (in middle); waist (esp. of a woman)
soap; soapland; brothel where one can bathe with prostitutes
to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)