(distant) howling; backbiting
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
hand luggage; hand baggage
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
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
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
the way back; the way home; return trip
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
to sew up; to sew together
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
kitchen; financial situation
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
undisputed; entirely; perfect
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
elder sister; effeminate man
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
promotional video; music video; page view
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge