grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
pounded fish cake; half a slice; half a ticket; ticket stub
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
simple chicken and rice stir fry dish (usu. flavoured with ketchup or tomato puree)
monetary unit; currency unit
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
look of the sky (esp. of bad weather); weather; course (of events); situation; way the wind is blowing
to increase; to add to; to augment
rest; break; recess; intermission
5th day of the month; five days
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to get between; to be caught in
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run