conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
for the first time in one's life
to be inherent (in); to reside (in); to be immanent (in); immanence
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
one by one; one after another; successively
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
dish towel; tea towel; dishcloth
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
my personal (e.g. opinion)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to cultivate a better understanding
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
to give directions; to issue instructions
in proportion to; according to; depending on