tempura flour (flour mixed with starch, etc.)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
thin dipping sauce for tempura
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
to gain weight; to put on weight
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
tottering steps; drunken staggering
release; liberation; acquittal
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
keeping in check; holding back; deterrence; restraint; suppression
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one; it takes a thief to catch a thief
expenses; costly; expensive
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
ominous place outside the human world; mysterious place where no human being lives; uninhabited area
to make merry and forget one's troubles; to do as one pleases
self-destruct system; automatic detonator; self-detonating device
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
confidentiality; nondisclosure
vertical take off and landing; VTOL
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
(something) like that; that sort of; resembling; seemingly authentic; genuine-looking; realistic
avocado (Persea americana)
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about