an ascetic existence; (leading) a continent life; abstinence
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to yield to temptation; to succumb
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
leopardess; female leopard; bold and sexy woman
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
to be strangled; to be constricted
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
good; goodness; right; virtue
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to stare back at; to look back at
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
to be used to eating the best; to have a refined palate
high-quality goods; luxury item
French; French food; French cuisine
Italian; Italian food; Italian cuisine
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
teppanyaki; dishes prepared on a hot steel plate (usu. placed in the middle of the table)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
kindergarten enrollment fee; kindergarten enrolment fee; entrance fee (for a park, zoo, etc.)
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
accumulation (of discontent, frustration, etc.); buildup; suppression (e.g. of anger)
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup