several minutes; a few minutes
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
what time; (lit.) which hour
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
alternating current; AC; analogue computer (analog); average cost; adult child
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
walking briskly; determinedly
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
transactions; dealings; business
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
bragging of one's misfortune
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits