in that way; like that; that way
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
rickets; boneless; spineless
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
drop of water; polka dots
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
one's original family name; maiden name
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
another thing; other things; another man's property
for example; for instance; e.g.
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to have meaning; to be meaningful
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
beforehand; in advance; previously
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
even though; despite; when