no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
principle of laissez-faire
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
natural disaster; cataclysm
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
hesitantly; timidly; diffidently
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
bell pepper (esp. green); green pepper; sweet pepper; capsicum
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
to get back into shape; to retrain; to rebuild; to reschool
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
convenience store lunch box
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
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
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
bento; Japanese box lunch
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried); katsu
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
newcomer; initiate; rookie
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame