now that; since; as long as; provided that
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
dinner theater; dinner and a show
in the end; on top of that
catalog; catalogue; inventory; menu
lack of sleep; sleep deprivation
excessive bleeding; massive bleeding
to get one's head around; to think about
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
deep-fried horse mackerel
fried prawns; fried shrimp
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
talk about divorce or separation
(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
sports-minded; sports-oriented
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
buffet; self-service meal
line-up (of players, products, etc.); lineup
to play a leading role; to play a central part
power of femininity; woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; girliness (as a positive quality)
eating habits; dietary habits
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
I told you so; you see that?
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
Narita divorce; divorce of a newlywed couple upon returning (to Narita Airport) from their honeymoon abroad
dessert of shaved ice, green tea syrup and red bean paste
boxer (fighter); boxer (dog breed)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
dry eye syndrome; DES; keratoconjunctivitis sicca; keratitis sicca