correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
with a snap; with a crack
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to put into the mouth; to eat
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
interference; meddling; butting in
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
distinction; differentiation; classification
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
main cause; primary factor
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question