taste; flavor; taste; liking
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
look of the sky (esp. of bad weather); weather; course (of events); situation; way the wind is blowing
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to become locked; to lock
to shove in; to push in; to force in
close; intimate; on good terms
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
air of seniority; patronizing attitude
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
with a clink (of metal); with a chink
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
shape; form; security; collateral; obverse of an old zeni coin
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
bargain; good buy; (good) value for one's money
egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)
Sukiyaki (1961 song by Kyu Sakamoto)
shirataki noodles; white noodles made from konjak starch, often used in sukiyaki; waterfall resembling a white sheet
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
daily necessities; goods for everyday life
several times; once or twice
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to visit frequently; to haunt
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
old version; previous version
repeater; repeat customer; regular customer; person who does the same (negative) act repeatedly
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
one thing or another; this and that; something or another