tenkasu; crunchy bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura
be (that) as it may; having said that
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
bed and food; eating and sleeping
to do together; to share; to participate in
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
low rating; bad reputation
having worldly wisdom; worldly person; cosmopolitan
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
(with a) start; fright; alarm
to stiffen; to become stiff
rice (esp. when served on a plate)
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)