waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
creation; Creation (by God)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
how much; how many; however
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
reduction by half; halving
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
overestimation; overrating; overvaluing
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
people; men and women; each person; everybody
pair; two kinds; two ways
mechanical ineptitude; being hopeless with machines
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)
claws and fangs; claws and tusks; clutches; devious design; pawn; stooge
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
freely; right and left; as one pleases