one of the six administrators of a Zen temple (in charge of food and other matters)
alternating; taking turns
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
cutting a fingernail (or toenail) to the quick; cutting a nail too close; deep-set nail; deep-set part of nail
studio apartment; studio flat
to turn (around); to appropriate; to set aside for a purpose
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
video camera; video camcorder
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
nightlife; night amusements
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
the opposite direction; the other way
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
molester; groper; masher; pervert
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge