(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to call each other; to call out to one another
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
caramel (browned sugar used as flavouring)
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
restaurant with only set meals
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
heap; pile; stack; full measure
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
3000; three thousand; many
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
income; receipts; revenue
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
hard (life); tough (world)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
firm promise; definite promise
surprise victory; upset; coup