what do you want?; can I help you?
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
big man; large man; tall man; giant
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
double; twice (as much); twofold
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
manly; masculine; like a man
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern; snot bubble
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
(husband and wife) earning a living together
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
karate gi; karate uniform
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean