different culture; foreign culture
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
Swiss roll; jelly roll; roll cake
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
residing; living; dwelling
clothing and accessories; attire
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
participation; joining; entry; adherence
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
excess; surplus; superabundance
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
welcome!; nice to see you!
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
and; thereupon; because of that
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed