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 together; to stitch together; to sew up; to switch up
kitchen; financial situation; finances
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 acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
formal receipt (of payment; oft. hand-written)
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
somewhere to go; place to go
more than anything; above all else
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
it's no joke; gimme a break!
sincerity; true heart; devotion
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to correct oneself; to restate
to crouch; to squat; to cower
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; precaution; safeguard; safety measure