following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
tone of voice (e.g. in a sweet tone); timbre
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
forevermore; for eternity
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
substitute article; back-up
righteousness; justice; right
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)
spherical; globular; globe-shaped
good health; stopping misfortune; preventing disaster
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
culture fluid; culture solution; broth
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
softly; mildly; gently; politely
weird; disgusting; sickening
polite; respectful; reverent
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
large serving; large portion
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with fried onion
pork donburi; bowl of rice topped with pork and vegetables
normal serving; medium-sized portion