fiend for work; workaholic; career-minded person
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
(theatrical) fighting scene
to be worn down; to be reduced
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to congratulate; to celebrate
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
won't (hasn't, isn't, doesn't, etc.); won't you
curious; strange; unusual
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child
day after day; day by day
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
chicken broth; chicken soup
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)