wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
emphatic sentence-ending particle
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
permission; approval; authorization; license
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
four-legged tray for festive food
to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to listen to in an ecstasy
to have a meal; to take a meal
covering the costs oneself; paying (the full amount) oneself
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to become desperate; to give in to despair
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
char (esp. the Japanese char, Salvelinus pluvius); charr
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room