to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
to live through; to survive
how many people; a number of people
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
violent emotion; passion; fury
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
hinomaru bento (contains plain white rice with a single red umeboshi on top)
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
cooking; food preparation
(not) even once; (not) ever
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
simmering; (boiling) gently
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to take a seat; to sit; to occupy a position (e.g. committee president)
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
while I have the opportunity (I'd also like to say ...); by the way; incidentally; in passing