upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to cover with plastic wrap (e.g. food)
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
preparation; arrangements
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
about; on; regarding; per; for every
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
since then; from that time; ever since
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to move (house); to change residence
results; record; grades; marks
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
regret; repentance; remorse
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
separate; scattered; apart
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
to dash (water, etc.; on someone or something); to throw (on); to pour (over)
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous