close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
scorching; scorch; scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
pointing out; identification
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
electricity; (electric) light
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; crunchy rice; woman who enjoys the company of gay men
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
stomach ache; abdominal pain
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
failure; mistake; blunder
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
none of your business; not your concern
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to be silent; to say nothing