activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
change in appearance; transformation
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
with a click (of a button or switch); with a snap; crisply; one (small protrusion, hole, etc.); single; shortly
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
binge eating; stress eating
living-cum-dining room; combined living room and dining room
younger half-sister (by a different mother)
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to become possible; to become able to (do)
being left in an awkward position; being put in a dilemma; being in a fix; losing face
food cooked in miso; cooking in miso
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
dressing up; putting on makeup; dolling (oneself) up
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
one end; an end; part; fragment
back off!; leave me alone!
to be ill; to suffer from
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
(turned out) all right in the end
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
one-shō bottle (approx. 1.8 litres)
unstopping; uncorking; uncapping; connecting (e.g. gas supply)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
junmai sake (sake in which the only ingredients are rice and yeast)
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
start of a romance; beginning of love