with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to detain; to check; to restrain
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow; Himalayas
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
descendant; posterity; offspring
independence; self-reliance
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
program (e.g. TV); programme
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
by all means; by all costs
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
complete change; about-face
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
real estate company; real estate firm; property firm
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion