to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
discovery; detection; finding
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
two (long cylindrical things)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)
hard struggle; strenuous effort
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
though; notwithstanding; although
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
grasping one's chopsticks the same way one might hold a walking stick (a breach of etiquette)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
timewise; temporal; chronal
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation