to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
very much; very many; more and more
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
chameleon plant (Houttuynia cordata)
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
overall; general; as a whole
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
brown; light brown; tawny
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; closure
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
fat (of meat); fatty meat
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
long time; several hours; long spell
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
stew of cubed meat or fish (esp. pork belly or tuna)
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
to sink (into); to get depressed
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
novel; original; new; innovative
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance