to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
yearned for; longed for; missed
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
stir-fried shrimp in chili sauce
tan tan ramen; Szechuan dish of noodles covered with a sauce of sesame paste and chili oil
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
Chinese-style stir-fried vegetable noodle soup
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
around the clock; day and night
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
in proportion to; just as much as
to cease; to stop; to be over
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one