to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
actor; actress; player; performer
warm and snug; soft and comfortable
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
scene; sight; scenario; setting
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; ceaseless
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
ballot paper; voting paper
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
school building; schoolhouse
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
selling out; being sold out
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
with a start; with a jump