to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
longed-for; anxiously awaited
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
why; how; for what reason
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
cassowary (Casuarius spp.)
location famous for production of something (usually food)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
since when; from when; how long
ten-year-old; ten year old
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
dully; dispassionately; apathetically; in a subdued manner
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
to face; to go towards; to head towards