to demand money; to pester; to extort
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
joints; points (of a speech)
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
keep up your strength; chin up!
calculator (electronic); pocket calculator
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
unpredictability; element of surprise
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
frankly; honestly speaking; speaking one's mind and holding nothing back; really; extremely
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
looking away; looking aside
heating; application of heat
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion