to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
creative power; creativity
to be able to manage somehow or another
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
instability; insecurity; crankiness
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
progress; advance; improvement; development
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to be at a loss for words
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
vexing; irritating; impatient
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to give; to do (something) for
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)
grotesque; disgusting; gross
fish salted and dried overnight
well-cooked; well-done; browned
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
ultimate; final; last; eventual
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand