to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
crimping; pressure bonding
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
A1; top class; best quality goods
to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down
combination (e.g. of foodstuffs)
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
containing (an ingredient, mineral, etc.)
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
durian (fruit); Dorian (mode, column)
alcohol; alcoholic drink; alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
being left out; being ostracized
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
popular person; favorite; favourite
half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein
to badger; to pester; to beg
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
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 spend time (on doing something)
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm (interest, commitment, etc.); difference in attitude