to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to be square; to be angular; to be jagged; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
phrase; phrase; strawberry
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
setting a place; setting the table
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
for two people; (work) of two; (meals) for two
nonchalant air; unruffled air
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
for (some) doubtful points to remain
to be intimate with; to befriend
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
middle of the night; dead of night
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn