udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
function; facility; faculty; feature
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
considerably; greatly; a lot
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to grow taller (of people)
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to give an impression; to make an impression
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to throw into; to toss into
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
inattention; absent-mindedness
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful