sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
to refuse; to decline; to deny
entertainment; amusement; fun
southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
bargain; good buy; budget
pork bones; broth made from pork and pork bones
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
consequence; result; conclusion; apodosis
to read between the lines
swaying (with large slow movements); shaking
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
drinking with colleagues to deepen ties; bonding over alcohol
abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking
direct connection; direct link
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
line-spacing in text; (fig.) between the lines
military man; warrior; soldier
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
evidence; (positive) test results