dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
being good at cooking; good cook
hey there; I say; see here
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
unidentifiable; unidentified
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
to tighten; to press hard
bur (of a chestnut, etc.); burr; irritating (e.g. one's throat); thorny; (arch.) crying of a baby
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
anything and everything; just about everything
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...