with a great deal of effort; laboriously
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
mapo (style of dish); dish featuring minced meat stir-fried and seasoned with chili bean paste (e.g. mabo nasu); mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat); mabo tofu
set meal; special (of the day)
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
peephole (e.g. in a door); observation window; viewing window
rare; uncommon; not often seen
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
uniformly; evenly; equally; indiscriminately; across the board
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
human speech; human language; sound of people talking
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
making matters worse; adding insult to injury; (lit.) bees to a tearful face
precision equipment; delicate equipment
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
makeshift; stopgap; temporary expedient; temporary solution; band-aid
with a start; with a jump
one roll; one book; one volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily