mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
unconditionally; as a rule
cram school student; student of a private-tutoring school
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
boar meat hot pot; boar stew
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
stifled (laughter); simmering
springy (texture); plump; chewy; puffy; soft and bouncy
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
proposal; offer; request; application
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
fiend for work; workaholic; career-minded person
following a single pattern; conforming to the same pattern; one-track; single-track; repetitive; predictable
gochujang (Korean red chili paste)
chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks
equality; impartiality; evenness
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
business; work; operations; service; duties
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
cream stew; chicken and vegetable stew with bechamel sauce or fresh cream