lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
to pry (open); to prise; to wrench
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
food made from flour (esp. dishes like okonomiyaki and takoyaki)
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
daily meals; three regular meals a day
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
libertine; playboy; lazy person; hobbyist
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
simple; easy; convenient; handy
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
difficult to ...; hard to ...
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
the reason is that ...; because
(some) more; even more; longer; further