feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
hand-rolled sushi (usu. cone-shaped)
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
without sparing time for sleep
all night long; all through the night
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne