leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
more than usual (usu. time)
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
too (much); overly; excessively
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
squishily; with a soft squishing motion; munchingly; with a chewing motion; mumblingly; while stammering
totally willing; fully motivated
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
one by one; one each; one at a time
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
vice; immorality; corruption
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
in proportion to; just as much as
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
several people; a few people
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken