thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
attentive to detail; meticulous in one's work
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
deceptive advertising; misleading advertisement (presenting one's product as being better or cheaper than it really is)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
inside the House; inside the Diet; inside the hospital
public telephone; pay phone
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
the gods of heaven and earth
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to be embarrassed; to lose face
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to have the privilege of doing
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
I've got to be going; I must go
end; close; finish; termination
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
prudence; discretion; thought; consideration