not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
(for the taste of something) to become apparent; (for someone's character) to come out
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
that's the way it is; such is life
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
forcibly; against one's will
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
almost; roughly; approximately
every other week; every two weeks
infinite loop; closed loop
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
regret; repentance; remorse
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
victim; injured party; sufferer
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
surely; certainly; without doubt