in person; personally; directly
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
eating; bite (in fishing)
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
all you want; as much as one wants
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
Italian submarine Scirè (S527)
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
child from previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
answering machine; answer phone
answering machine; answerphone
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
guard; security (officer); guardsman
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
story; tale; talk; discussion
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart