tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
double suicide; lovers' suicide
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
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someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
unimpressive; unimpressed
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
every month; each month; monthly
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)