to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
value; worth; estimation; evaluation; bargain; good buy
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
(your) choice; preference; wish
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
large family; extended family
food expenses; cost of one's board
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
don't worry; no worries; never mind
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
co-sleeping; sleeping together
society; the world; the times
this sort of; this type of
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
favorite; favourite; habitually used
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
as much as one can; as much as possible
that is to say; so that means
with these words; while saying
witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator
to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to manage something successfully; to be successful
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why