to be stingy; to be tightfisted
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
livelihood; subsistence; business; trade; profession
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to subsist; to keep on living
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
one thin flat object; one sheet
at once; immediately; right now
all at once (usu. of payment); at one go
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
conclusion (completion) of negotiations
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
tartan (i.e. plaid pattern or fabric)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry