konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
homemade; made in-house; housemade; made on the premises
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
plastic food storage container; Tupperware
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
to be used to eating the best; to have a refined palate
Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
chopsticks used to move food from a serving dish to one's own dish
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
don't worry about it; forget about it
well-bred; of good upbringing
north wind; northerly wind
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo (mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams)
to cross the line; to go too far
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
terrified; horrified; trembling with fear
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
antsy; agitated; irritated; anxious; vexed
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
trouble; bother; annoyance