index finger; forefinger; second toe
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
creation; generation; formation; derivation
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
inside pocket; bosom; real intention
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to stay calm; to keep cool
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
a short while ago; already
to be forward; to be impertinent
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
obscure; vague; ambiguous
to express (in words); to confess
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
no, not like that (but like this)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
and; thereupon; because of that
to send back; to refer back
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom