for crying out loud!; for chrissakes!; denotes shock at ignorance
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
what is it exactly?; what is it precisely
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
if it is the case that ...
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
porcupine (any mammal of suborder Hystricomorpha)
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
dilettante; lecher; nymphomaniac
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
no matter how much time passes
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
to shave off; to scrape off
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
eating; bite (in fishing)
to feel hungry; to get hungry
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
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
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
beyond this point; from now on; after this
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to think too much; to be over-concerned