to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
eating quickly; speed-eating
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
name; given name; first name
this (very thing); this precisely
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
properly; in a good manner; sophisticatedly; seemly; in a dignified way
hey there; I say; see here
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish