sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
fake; something false; sham; deception
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
bargain sale; selling cheaply; selling at a low price; giving out (too) readily; handing out freely; selling (oneself) short
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
surrounding at a distance
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
first place (in a race); first to arrive; one suit (of clothes); one item (of clothing); putting on (formal clothes); wearing
practicality; utility; usefulness
layering (clothing); wearing one garment over another
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
someone; a certain person
your husband; her husband
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
one too shy to actively join in the party; wallflower
to weave in (a pattern, colour, material, etc.)
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
electricity; (electric) light
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
choo-choo; chug-chug; chuff-chuff; brush-brush; scrub-scrub
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
like water; like it grows on trees