Italian; Italian food; Italian cuisine
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
fruit knife; paring knife
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
dressing room; fitting room
fashion sense; sense of fashion
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
to brim over with feminine charm; to look captivating (of a woman); (arch.) to look young and fresh; (arch.) to be elegant; (arch.) to look refined; (arch.) to have a calm and composed appearance
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
weariness; fatigue; languor; boredom; tedium; ennui
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
novel; story; (work of) fiction
indigestion; dyspepsia; inability to understand; lacking comprehension; half-baked knowledge
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
pleasure of looking (at something beautiful or precious); sight for sore eyes; feast for the eyes
inside a library, museum, cinema, etc.; on the premises