cooking; food preparation
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
stir-fry; stir-fried food
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex; to start having interest in the opposite sex
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
throwing technique; throw
correction; revision; amendment
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to support each other; to support one another
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
secret; private; surreptitious
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
good performance; good work; great success
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
hell on earth; living hell
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
king; king; king (chess piece)
survival; survivor; relic
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
as one had hoped; as one wishes