with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
vehement objection; bitter opposition
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
tempura donburi; tempura served over a bowl of rice; (in comedy) repeating the same gag or silly line
confections; sweets; candy; cake
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to be on the right track; to be doing well; to be looking good; to be coming along nicely
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
photography event; photo session; photo shoot
to peddle (goods); to hawk
standing close together in a disorderly way (of buildings, etc.); standing side by side; standing (for election) in (excessively) large numbers; (too many candidates) competing with each other
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose
underground activity; underground activities; underground movement
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
derivation; development; offshoot
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
dating club; club providing a paid dating service to its members
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
small scale; small family
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
business entity; corporate body
dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
pure heart; naivete; innocence
to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of