soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to gather; to collect; to assemble
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
boy; son; baby boy; young man
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
chicken grunt (Parapristipoma trilineatum); threeline grunt
tail (animal); tail end; tip
prohibition; inhibition; ban
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
doing whatever one pleases
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
willpower; energy; vitality
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
that's a different matter; that's a different story
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
dietitian; (licensed) nutritionist
as a child; when one was a child
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement