entremets; intermezzo; small palate-cleansing dish served between courses
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
supply; supplying; replenishment
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
open (attitude, etc.); openhearted; frank; open (space); spacious
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
to become clear; to be made public
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting
physiological phenomenon; physiological response
during; for the duration of
to affect; to impact; to influence
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
sanitary-protection products (e.g. sanitary napkins, tampons); sanpro
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
to (be able to) agree (with); to be able to accept; to find acceptable; to be convinced; to understand
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
(in the) same house; (under the) same roof
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
back seat (of a car); rear seat
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
license; licence; permission; driver's license
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
to take turns doing; to do in rotation