thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor
French; French food; French cuisine
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
back off!; leave me alone!
standby; preparation; arrangement
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
sampling food; tasting; trying
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report