bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to overdo; to do too much
open field; empty lot; plain
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
Pocky (biscuit stick coated with chocolate, strawberry, etc.)
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
with surprise; with a start
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
light meal; snack; refreshments
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange; (one's) skin color; skin colour; skin tone
return to work; going back to work
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
finding employment; getting a job
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy