to despair of; to see the vanity of
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
sunlight filtering through trees
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); excellent film; film classic
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
packed in; contained in; working at; assigned to; using ... alone (to make an argument, judgement, etc.); doing continuously
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
plastic food storage container; Tupperware
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
set meal; special (of the day)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to accept (something) with thanks
pot (esp. teapot, coffee pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
tingling; stinging; pungently
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
push-up (exercise); press-up
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
unidentified flying object; UFO