chili powder; chilli powder
being attracted by physical looks only; person who puts much store by good looks
(South) Korean cooking; (South) Korean food
I Am a Cat (1906 novel by Natsume Soseki)
stocktaking; inventory count; faultfinding
mumblingly; grumblingly; tardily; slowly
to finish watching (e.g. a movie)
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent
exotic mood; exotic atmosphere; exoticism
extremely busy; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
active; dynamic; behavioural
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
alternating current; AC; analogue computer (analog); average cost; adult child
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
feminine; womanly; female
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
looking away; looking aside
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer