especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
trip abroad; overseas travel
Manhattan; Manhattan (cocktail)
pension (Western-style boarding house)
music school; music academy; conservatory
one's (living) environment
leisure; leisure time; spare time
destination; place one stays during a trip
lodging host; lodging place
air transport; air lift; airlift
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
dressing oneself; personal grooming
fretting about forced idleness
round meat; meat from a pig's thigh (from which ham is made)
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
seven vernal flowers (Java water dropwort, shepherd's purse, Jersey cudweed, common chickweed, Japanese nipplewort, turnip, and daikon)
to complain about; to grumble about; to moan about; to bemoan
sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
conditional; qualified; with conditions attached
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
(circular) tour; round trip; excursion
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
both (people); the two of them
body and soul; mind and body
horror film; horror movie
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
wide reading; extensive reading
very shy person; bashful person