hard to get; hard to come by
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
to become attached; to begin to love
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
woman or girl who acts cute by playing innocent and helpless
splitting the bill (usu. evenly); splitting the check; paying one's own expenses; going Dutch
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
tax planning; tax reduction strategy
tax counsellor; tax counselor; licensed tax accountant
producer (film, TV, etc.)
treating someone (to food or drink); dinner; wonderful food; (arch.) running about
timewise; temporal; chronal
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
ancient Japanese martial arts
another style; another school (of thought, karate, etc.)
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
(traditional) Japanese style
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
helper; assistant; help; assistance
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
illicit sexual relationship
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
finishing in one go; completing in one sitting; (doing something) in a single breath