thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
extremely; terrifically; super
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
back off!; leave me alone!
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
as much as one can; as much as possible
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
on time; on schedule; punctually
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
aloneness; loneliness; solitude