lidded plastic container; Tupperware
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
awamori; strong Okinawan liquor distilled from rice or millet
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
distrust of (other) human beings
several times; a few times
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to top up (drinks, water, rice, etc.); to replenish
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
solution; solution strategy
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of