leggings (stretchy skin-tight trousers); spats (footwear accessory); gaiters
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
by gender; according to gender; gender-segregated
men and women of all ages
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
young and cheeky; brash; sassy
to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for
tamago kake gohan; raw egg mixed with white rice, often seasoned with soy sauce
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
thousands; several thousand
minute adjustment; fine tuning
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
handshake event; handshake session; event where it is possible to shake hands with a celebrity, sportsperson, pop star, etc.
numbered ticket (e.g. to determine order of service in shop, etc.); zone ticket; boarding ticket; bus ticket dispensed at boarding, used to show where one boarded
net auction; Internet auction; online auction; web auction
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
how can (one) do something
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; bizarre; strange
to take command; to give direction
as; because; with; due to
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
autumn, the harvest season
to ask for (e.g. a fee); to charge (a price); to accept (e.g. orders); to receive
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing