uncool; tacky; lame; corny
dry riverbed; river beach
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to carry around; to carry on one's person
(turned out) all right in the end
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost
kalbi; Korean-style marinated barbecued ribs
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
intermittently; at intervals (of); after a pause
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
to annoy; to cause trouble
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
(large) building; public building; hall
great mountain; large mountain
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
toothpick; skewer (used to cut and hold sweets served at a tea ceremony); toothbrush (orig. made from a thin willow branch frayed at one end)