food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
firm; strong; solid; stable
taking a commemorative photo
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
each place; various places
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
yellow; yellow card; Asian; Oriental
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
to have an uneasy conscience
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
(one's) grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand