personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
bluff; false show of power; bold front
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
unsophisticated palate; inability to discern good and bad flavours
indescribable; having no way to express
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
having gone too far to turn back
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to give; to do (something) for
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
rational; reasonable; logical
being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
living by oneself; living alone
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical