(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
both (people); the two of them
very careful; thoroughly prepared
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
instead; but (on the other hand)
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
(light) scoring (in cooking)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
complete; whole; perfect; safe
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
mental health; mental hygiene
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
separate; respective; different
close; intimate; on good terms
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate