to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
proposal; proposition; suggestion
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
not caring; not giving a damn
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
black vinegar, usu. produced from unpolished rice; charred kelp or shiitake mushrooms ground and mixed with vinegar, used to dress raw fish and vegetables
determination; resolution
to breathe out; to exhale
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
student (esp. a university student)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
relatively; comparatively
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
store name; shop name; restaurant name