arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
sparsely eating; having a small appetite
clearing a mission; mission cleared
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
falling below quota; not reaching capacity (e.g. a school having fewer applicants for entrance exams than its quota)
administrative service; public services; tax-funded services; government services
to begin some form of lifestyle
to keep one's mouth shut; to clam up; to be silent; to say nothing
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
(tip section of) chicken wing; second segment of chicken wing
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to hoist; to lift up; to (crowd around and) rebuke; to (gang up and) criticize; to reproach severely
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
opposition Diet member; member of parliament in an opposition party
field office (of a construction company)
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
incoming call history; log of incoming calls
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
tomfoolery; monkey business
mischief; (child's) prank; (extramarital) affair
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
leaving something to chance; drifting; (being) happy-go-lucky
finding oneself; self-discovery; journey of self-discovery; search for self
to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun)
to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate