sitting while waiting; (according to the lunar calendar) an eighteen-day-old moon
to see through; to see the true nature of something
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
recreation; diversion; relaxation
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
tiny area; tiny surface; (lit.) cat's forehead
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to be busy at work; to work diligently
briskly; quickly; promptly
attractive middle-aged man
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
to stand up straight; to stand on end (e.g. of hair); to have the creeps
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
weird; strange; mysterious
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
corpulence; fatness; obesity
to be enraged; to flip out
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
splashing (water); chubby (and cute); plump
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
middle-aged spread; weight put on in middle age
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.