to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
celebrating recovery from illness
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to be silent; to say nothing
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
genuine; authentic; true; real
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
dozens; scores of; decades
still; even now; to this day
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to begin; to set about; to start
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to have a taste (of something); to sample; to try
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
deep-fried horse mackerel
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed