reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
taking someone's temperature; thermometry
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
to have a taste (of something); to sample; to try
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
apologies for the crude food
go on!; right!; here goes!
(overnight) stay; lodging
bringing; taking; carrying
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
came here; coming here; recently
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
had better ...; had better not ...
so what!; who gives a damn?
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
happy tears; tears of joy
the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to do; to have the nerve to (do)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
runny-nosed child; sniveler; sniveller; greenhorn; inexperienced person
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
(something) fickle; (something) very changeable; cat-eye style (in makeup); (lit.) eyes of a cat
meaning; connotation; denotation
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold
being startled; getting a shock
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)