to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
true character; real nature
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
polite; courteous; hospitable
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to boil down sake, mirin, etc. to reduce the alcohol content
low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse