to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
way; method; means; resource; course
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
all present; all concerned; all of us
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
reality; actuality; hard fact
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to miss a chance; to fail to do
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
new graduate; recent graduate
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
study; diligence; discount; reduction
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
sarsaparilla (Smilax regelii); sarsa
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean