to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
bell pepper (esp. green); green pepper; sweet pepper; capsicum
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to return to where one came from; to return to one's parents' home (after a divorce or separation)
one-year-old; one year old
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
ex-husband; former husband
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
in the hospital; hospitalized
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower
gobang (game played on go board involving lining up stones); gomoku; Five in a Row
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb