pattern paper (for dressmaking)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to look around; to survey
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
at once; immediately; right now
to badger; to pester; to beg
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
arrest; apprehension; capture
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
Japanese food; Japanese meal
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street