effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
eating; bite (in fishing)
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
prejudice; bias; distorted view
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
middle of the night; dead of night
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
rather; sooner; preferably
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
of no interest; not interested
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
repentance; confession; penitence
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
electricity; (electric) light
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)