to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
spouse; wife; husband; partner
even if not; even without
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to become red; to redden; to blush
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
Japanese person; Japanese people
prejudice; bias; distorted view
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
intimacy; affection; familiarity
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
activist (in a political movement); crusader (e.g. for women's rights)
independence movement; mutually independent
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
four (long cylindrical things)
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
Japan and the Philippines
silence; stillness; quietness
Gyeongsangbuk-do (South Korea); North Gyeongsang Province
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation