to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
leading; guiding; commanding
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
tradition; legend; folklore
romantic story; colorful story; colourful story; highly embellished story
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
with a click; with a snap
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
moment by moment; hour by hour
hokora; small wayside shrine
one by one; one each; one at a time
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence