lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
behaviour; behavior; conduct
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
rationalization; justification
marker (pen); marker (object); scorekeeper (esp. in golf); marker
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
one's share; one's portion
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
working adult; full-fledged member of society
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
curt response; indifferent response; chilly reception; (giving someone the) cold shoulder; unenthusiastic interaction (e.g. from a company to a customer, or a celebrity to a fan)
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
from here; from this place